Operations Management: Processes and Supply Chains, Student Value Edition Plus MyLab Operations Management with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package (12th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134855424
Author: Lee J. Krajewski, Manoj K. Malhotra, Larry P. Ritzman
Publisher: PEARSON
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Operations Management: Processes and Supply Chains, Student Value Edition Plus MyLab Operations Management with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package (12th Edition)
Ch. 4 - Prob. 1DQCh. 4 - Prob. 2DQCh. 4 - The Dahlia Medical Center has 30 labor rooms, 15...Ch. 4 - A process currently services an average of 50...Ch. 4 - An airline company must plan its fleet capacity...Ch. 4 - Food Goblin Supermarkets use both cashiers and...Ch. 4 - Returning to Problem 4, under both assumption of...Ch. 4 - Purple Swift manufactures birdhouses in lots of...Ch. 4 - Macon Controls produces three different types of...Ch. 4 - Up, Up, and Away is a producer of kites and wind...
Ch. 4 - Tuff-Rider, Inc. manufactures touring bikes and...Ch. 4 - Arabelle is considering expanding the floor area...Ch. 4 - The Astro World amusement park has the opportunity...Ch. 4 - Kim Epson operates a full-service car wash, which...Ch. 4 - MKM International is seeking to purchase a new CNC...Ch. 4 - Prob. 17PCh. 4 - Prob. 18PCh. 4 - Prob. 19PCh. 4 - Dawson Electronics is a manufacturer of high-tech...Ch. 4 - A manager is trying to decide whether to buy one...Ch. 4 - Acme Steel Fabricators experienced booming...Ch. 4 - Referring to Problem 7, the operations manager at...Ch. 4 - Darren Mack owns the Gas n’ Go convenience store...Ch. 4 - Prob. 25PCh. 4 - Prob. 1VCCh. 4 - Prob. 2VCCh. 4 - How does Southwest Airlines know they are...Ch. 4 - Prob. 4VCCh. 4 - Prob. 1CCh. 4 - Prob. 2CCh. 4 - Prob. 3C
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