Applying Lean Concepts in a Warehouse Operation Frank Garcia Partner ADVENT DESIGN CORPORATION What We’ll Cover Basic Lean Concepts for Warehouse Improvement Using Value Stream Maps: Current & Future State Implementing Process Improvements Case Study Using and Ongoing Application (Pork Producer) WHAT TO DO ABOUT THE WAREHOUSE? • • • • • Too many people Excessive material handling Inventory inaccuracies Don’t ship the pounds No space!!!! Need to Expand! WAREHOUSE CHALLENGES Focus on Manufacturing
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a verbal message after the tone) Required Textbooks: 1) Parthasarthy, Raghavan & Booke, Alvin L.; Strategic Management: A Primer; Strategy Consulting Group: Ramsey, NJ; 2013. (SM) 2) Thompson, Arthur A. & Stappenbeck, Gregory J.; GLO-BUS On-Line Business Simulation; McGraw-Hill/Irwin: Burr Ridge, IL (accessed via: http://www.glo-bus.com). (GLO) 0 These texts are all required reading. 1 It is suggested that students familiarize themselves with the Participant’s
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status. The next section is exemptions. This section is where you claim your dependents. This includes their name, social security number and relationship to the taxpayer; check the box if the qualifying child is for the child tax credit which in this case, check the box. Then you add the number of exemptions, this includes the tax payer, spouse, dependents who lived with you, dependents who did not live with you due to divorce or separation, and final other dependents. Harold and Sarah will be claiming
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BenihanaOperations Management Education Review 1: 5-28. © 2005 NeilsonJournals Publishing. Benihana: A New Look at an Old Classic Ricardo Ernst and Glen M. Schmidt Georgetown University Abstract. This short case heavily references the “old classic” HBS case on Benihana, and is intended to be used in conjunction with a simulation that helps students gain insight into how Benihana achieved its profitability. The simulation helps bring out many key operational issues, such as how variability in
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Assignment Questions for Case 11 Gap 1. What does a five-forces analysis reveal about the strength of competition in the U.S. family clothing stores industry? 2. What factors are critical to success in the U.S. family clothing stores industry? 3. Develop a competitive strength assessment of the four major competitors in the U.S. family clothing stores industry using the methodology presented in Chapter 4. Based on the results, who is in the strongest overall competitive position? Who is in the
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Management journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/jom Qualitative case studies in operations management: Trends, research outcomes, and future research implications Mark Barratt, Thomas Y. Choi ∗ , Mei Li Department of Supply Chain Management, W. P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-4706, United States a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Our study examines the state of qualitative case studies in operations management. Five main operations management
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Assignment 1 Operations Management I Kristen’s Cookie Company (A1) Total (50) Marks Weightage 10% Lead Questions for Assignment 1 1. How long will it take you to fill an order? (8) marks Operation | Time (mins) | Quunatiy (dozen) | Washing, Mixing etc | 6 | 3 | Spooning | 2 | 1 | Resetting & Baking | 10 | 1 | Cooling | 5 | 1 | Packing | 2 | 1 | Accepting Payment | 1 | - | For filling in a rush order Time taken = 6+2+10+5+2+1 = 26 mins 2. How many orders
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Management 1 Assignment 2 Individual Assignment PROJECT SCHEDULING (10% of Subject Mark) The Auditorium Construction A prestigious university has planned to construct a 25,000-seat Auditorium for performing arts. For this purpose the university has created an in-house project team called “Auditorium Syndicate”. This Syndicate has formally signed a contract to build this prestigious auditorium for the University and as per the contract; the construction must start by January 1, 2018 and be
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bkm1963@comcast.net (home) OFFICE HOURS: Tuesdays 1:30-3:30 pm, 5:00-6:30 pm (in Statesboro); Wednesdays 1:30-3:30 pm; Thursdays 5:00-6:30pm (in Savannah); and by appointment. I am also available by telephone and email. PREREQUISITES: Completion of the MBA Core. COURSE DESCRIPTION: A study of Leadership and Motivation. This course provides an overview of existing theories and models of leadership and motivation. Using readings, cases, discussion, and guest speakers the course explains
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bs_bs_banner European Law Journal, Vol. 19, No. 6, November 2013, pp. 759–778. © 2013 John Wiley & Sons Ltd., 9600 Garsington Road, Oxford, OX4 2DQ, UK and 350 Main Street, Malden, MA 02148, USA ACTA and the Enforcement of Copyright in Cyberspace: the Impact on Privacy Iryna Ievdokymova* Abstract: As the reach of the Internet expands, governments increasingly seek to introduce initiatives aimed at controlling individuals’ online activity. One such initiative, aimed, inter alia, at introducing
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