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Homework 1 – GMGT 590 Q 3.5   | Step 1: Cut | Step 2: Put Grilled Stuff on Bagel | Step 3: Veggies on Bagel | Step 4: Cream Cheese | Step 5: Wrap | I | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | T | 3 min | 10 min | 5 min | 4 min | 2 min | R | 0.333333333 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.25 | 0.5 | % | 100% | 16.67% | 77.78% | 22.20% | 100% | ADJ R | 0.333333333 | .5999 | 0.2571 | 1.126 | 0.5 | | | | | | | Total Bagel | 180 | 100.00% | | | | Grilled Veggie | 30 | 16.67% | | | | Veggie Only |

Scott Moore February 23, 2015 The Goal Assignment “The Goal” Analysis The main character in “The Goal”, Alex Rogo, manages a production plant that is unprofitable and not efficient with its resources. Alex is given a short amount of time to turn the operations at the plant around and make it an efficient, successful production plant. Throughout the book, Alex Rogo speaks to Jonah a number of times and learns a great amount of information from him. The first significant time that Alex and Jonah

society takes steps forward, it always takes a few backward. We try to move past our judgmental and prejudice ways, but they tend to rear their heads repeatedly. It is the discernment that pushes people away from their goals, alters their mindset to the point of giving up. In the case of Steve Jobs and Straight Outta Compton, they both had to go through intense judgment from their peers and the government respectively; they prove that if you do not give up when things get tough you can persevere. In

The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement tells the story of Plant Manager, Alex Rogo and his struggling manufacturing plant, UniCo. Early in the book we are introduced to many of the problems Alex is dealing with, in the plant as well as at home with his family. In the very first chapter we learn the magnitude of the problem Alex’s plant is facing when Bill Peach, the UniCo division vice present confronts Alex about his most recent overdue order. The order in question was the “straw that broke

I was dreading this day. I respected this man; he was my boss and was always extremely kind to me. Now, I was being told that I had to testify against him. Allan was the Managing Director of the company I work for – PAC. Allan and three other members of the executive team decided to start a major project without the approval of PAC’s board. The work for this project went on for nearly nine months before the board of PAC found out that it had been started without their approval and that $500,00 had

National Cranberry Cooperative Ques 1: Draw a detailed process flow map of the current process at receiving Plant#1. What is the capacity of each operation in the process? Refer to the power point presentation. 2. What is the maximum long-term achievable throughput rate of receiving Plant 1? What factors affect this throughput rate? The Truck arrival rate is at 20 Trucks/Hr. This year based on the numbers there is going to be 70% Wet and 30% Dry Berries. Dried Berries: Throughput

Scirius Kittis meets Scirius Nevile: The Evolution of a New Species Various experiments and measurements were performed in the field in order to compare the two types of rodents. The following is a list of the data collected through multiple observations over a span of two years. We captured 100 rats of each rodent population, and we found the average weight, length, hind limb, and forelimb measurements. In addition, we conducted experiments in regards to their top speed, average height

plant’s goal is to make money. As long as his plant keeps making money for the company, management would not shut it down. Another challenge was how to achieve this “Goal” within the resources and capacity currently available in the plant. At this point when plant is loosing money management would not allow to add more machines or capacity to the plant for the sake of productivity. Alex gets in touch with Jonah and start to learn from him about how to approach this issue. Jonah gives hints to the

order is shipped at the end of the day, although there was a breakdown of a machine and the plant operated beneath efficiency. All workers were pulled from other jobs just to work on a single order. Some even had to carry machine parts by hand to the point of assembly. Alex is concerned that his plant does not

1. Draw a flow chart of the cookie-making process (you can hand-draw and scan). See the last page. 2. How long (the throughput time) will it take to fill a rush order of 1-dozen cookie? Assume no other cookies are currently in process. Use a Gantt chart to help with the analysis and attach the screen shot of the Gantt chart. 6+2+1+9+5+2+1=26 mins 3.What is the cycle time? How many orders can you fill in a night (4-hour period)? Does your answer depend on the size of the