CONNECT F/OPERATIONS MGMT
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To determine: The actions of the managers to be taken regarding the additional repair personnel.
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A computer repair shop received several complaints about the length of time required to complete repairs. The management replied by adding 10% to the repair staff. Concerns about repair time fell rapidly, but complaints about repair expense grew dramatically. Surprisingly, when the manager reviewed repair expenses, he discovered that the average cost of repair had actually fallen in comparison to what it was before to the personnel expansion. What are some plausible explanations for the concerns, and what possible responses might the manager consider?
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Chick-n-Gravy Dinner Line
The operations manager of a firm that produces frozen
dinners
had
received
complaints from
numerous
supermarkets about the firm's Chick-n-Gravy dinners. The
manager then asked her assistant, Ann, to investigate the
matter and to report her recommendations.
Ann's first task was to determine what problems were
generating the complaints. The majority of complaints
centered on five defects: underfilled packages, a missing
label,
spills/mixed items, unacceptable taste,
and
improperly sealed packages.
Next, she took samples of dinners from the two production
lines and examined each sample, making note of any
defects that she found. A summary of those results is
shown in the table.
The data resulted from inspecting approximately 800 frozen
dinners. What should Ann recommend to the manager?
DEFECT OBSERVED
Missing
Label
Spill/
Mixed
Unacceptable
Taste
Improperly
Sealed
Date
Time
Line
Underfilled
5/12
0900
1
5/12
1330
2
5/13
1000
2
5/13
1345
1
5/13
1530
5/14…
Recommend ways of reducing complaints in the housekeeping and food & beverages departments of apollo hospital.
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CONNECT F/OPERATIONS MGMT
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