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• OPS 571 Entire Course
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• OPS 571 Week 1 Individual Assignment Design a
  Process Flowchart (Keyless Entry FOB)
• OPS 571 Week 1 DQ 1
• OPS 571 Week 1 DQ 2
• OPS 571 Week 2 Individual Assignment Applying the
  Learning Curve Theory
• OPS 571 Week 2 DQ 1
• OPS 571 Week 2 DQ 2
• OPS 571 Week 3 Individual Assignment Internal Memo

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• OPS 571 Entire Course And Final Guide
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• OPS 571 Entire Course And Final Guide You can
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• OPS 571 Final Exam Guide
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• is when the activities in the stage must stop
  because there is no place to deposit the item
  just completed
• A. Buffering
• B. Blocking
• C. Starving
• D. Pacing
• 2) According to your text, the most common
  process metric is
• A. productivity
• B. efficiency
• C. utilization

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• OPS 571 Week 1 DQ 1
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• What are process flow structures? What structure
  does your organization rely on the most? How
  effective has the structure been in achieving
  organizational goals?

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• OPS 571 Week 1 DQ 2
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• What are some factors that affect global business
  processes? How would these factors affect
  development of new processes? How are those
  factors different from those that affect local
  business process development?

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• OPS 571 Week 1 Individual Assignment Process
  Design Matrix and Summary (New)
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• Complete the Process Design Matrix.
• Write an executive summary identifying
  appropriate design approaches for a selected
  product and service.
• Pick one service with which you are familiar.
  Complete three to five line items such as
  production line, self-service, or personal
  attention approach, on the Process Design Matrix

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• OPS 571 Week 1 Quiz (New)
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• ) Why is the planning phase often referred to as
  phase 0 (Zero) of the generic product development
  process?
• 2) If an automotive service center has an issue
  with a car not being clean when retumed to a
  customer, the poka-yoke corrective action might
  include what?
• 3) According to the Service-System Design Matrix,
  sales opportunity has what sort of relationship
  to production efficiency?
• 4) Permeable systems are characterized by being
  penetrable by customers via what two forms of
  contact?

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• OPS 571 Week 2 DQ 1
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• Week 2 Discussion Question 1
• What is the learning curve and how can it be
  applied? Would the learning curve be appropriate
  for your organization? Explain your answer.
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• OPS 571 Week 2 DQ 2
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• Week 2 Discussion Question 2
• What is Six Sigma? What are the advantages and
  disadvantages for implementing Six Sigma in your
  organization? Analyze special considerations and
  possible constraints of implementing Six Sigma in
  an international business

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• OPS 571 Week 2 Individual Assignment Process
  Designs and Supply Chains Presentation (New)
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• This is part one of a two part assignment
  starting with an introductory look at process
  design and supply chains.
• Identify a company with which you are familiar.
  This could be your place of employment, a car
  wash, a yard service company, and so forth.
• Create an MS PowerPoint Presentation in which you
  describe the current state of your selected
  company's supply chain and an identified process.

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• OPS 571 Week 2 Learning Team Reflection (New)
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• Select a manufacturing organization the team
  members are familiar with.
• Review the company's website and other available
  information and answer the following
• What type of process design do they use Make to
  Order, Make to Stock, or Batch?
• What are two items regarding the manufacturing
  process related to the organization that the team
  finds unique or interesting?

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• OPS 571 Week 2 Quiz (New)
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• Which of the following consulting tools are used
  in the cost impact and payoff analysis stage in
  the operations consulting process?
• 2) Which of the following is a situation
  that likely will yield economies of scale?
• 3) Which of the following is a key metric
  associated with value stream mappinggt
• 4) An advantage of a make-to stock process
  is which of the following?

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• OPS 571 Week 3 DQ 1
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• Week 3 Discussion Question 1
• What is a safety stock and when should it be
  used? How have safety stocks been used in a
  global organization with which you are familiar?
  Were they relied upon appropriately?

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• OPS 571 Week 3 DQ 2
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• Week 3 Discussion Question 2
• TOC advocates exploiting process bottlenecks.
  What does this mean? Provide at least two
  examples in business where this can be done
  effectively.
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• OPS 571 Week 3 Individual Assignment Process
  Designs and Supply Chains Presentation Part 2
  (New)
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• Create an MS PowerPoint Presentation in which you
  evaluate the current state of the process you
  selected in Week Two and summarize the proposed
  future state.
• Required Elements
• Evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of the
  process selected in Week Two using the data
  collected.
• Determine areas for improvement
• Design an improved process flow chart using an
  appropriate tool.

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• OPS 571 Week 3 Learning Team Reflection (New)
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• Discuss the following
• What is the chase strategy?
• Identify 2-3 companies that might use the chase
  strategy
• What are some of the challenges associated with
  using the chase strategy and why?
• Prepare a 350- to 1,050-word paper detailing the
  findings of your discussion.

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• OPS 571 Week 3 Quiz (New)
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• ) The text mentions several common
  approaches to use when developing strategy to
  close a capacity gap (where utilization of a
  resource exceeds capacity available). Which of
  the following is among the common approaches
  mentioned?
• 2) Which of the following is considered a
  pure production planning strategy?
• 3) Which of the following is an input to the
  master production schedule (MPS)?
• 4) Which of the following is an input
  necessary to run an MRP Program

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• OPS 571 Week 4 DQ 1
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• Week 4 Discussion Question 1
• How does capacity planning differ in service and
  manufacturing organizations?

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• OPS 571 Week 4 DQ 2
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• Week 4 Discussion Question 2
• What role does supply chain management play for
  organizations seeking to gain the competitive
  advantage? Would it be advantageous for your
  organization to focus its efforts on improving
  its supply chain?

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• OPS 571 Week 4 Quiz (New)
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• ) The vertical axis on a Gantt chart is usually
  which of the following?
• 2) Consulting firms typically use which of the
  following techniques to plan and monitor the
  engagements of the firm or specific projects?
• 3) Which of the following identifies a key
  principle of reengineering?
• 4) An example of a graphic project report
  utilized within project management is
• 5) Which of the following would be the result of
  subdividing a project?

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• OPS 571 Week 4 Team Assignment Supply Chain
  Design Paper (New)
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• Review the Riordan Manufacturing Virtual
  Organization.
• Write a paper of no more than 1,400-words that
  includes the following
• Determine Riordan's manufacturing strategy
  (chase, level, or combination) and explain its
  benefits
• Create a process flow diagram for the electric
  fan supply chain
• Select two metrics to evaluate performance of the
  electric fan supply chain
• Describe the supplier relationship and the
  effects on the supply chain. As part of this
  consider the following

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• OPS 571 Week 5 DQ 1
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• Week 5 Discussion Question 1
• Does your organization use an enterprise resource
  planning (ERP) systems? If so does your
  organization rely on it and what influence does
  globalization have on your ERP? If not choose an
  ERP system and discuss why you believe this
  system can help your organization to improve
  efficiency and performance.

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• OPS 571 Week 5 DQ 2
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• Week 5 Discussion Question 2
• What role does competitive intelligence play in
  international business forecasting? Which
  qualitative techniques are most affected by
  international differences?

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• OPS 571 Week 5 Individual Assignment Project
  Management Recommendation (New)
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• Review the Project Management email.
• Write an email response in which you address the
  following points
• Determine which project might be implemented and
  why (e.g. feasibility study, breakeven analysis,
  etc).
• Describe the five phases of a project

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• OPS 571 Week 5 Learning Team Reflection (New)
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• Discuss the following
• What are TQM and ISO?
• How might TQM and ISO be used to improve an
  organization?
• What are the benefits and challenges each?
• What is the role of a Quality Control department
  in relation to either TQM or ISO?

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• OPS 571 Week 5 Quiz (New)
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• What is one analytical tool common to all quality
  improvement programs?
• 2) A fishbone diagram might be found in which
  DMAIC category?
• 3) What is the international quality management
  standard for quality management and assurance
  that is primarily concerned with quality of air,
  water and soil?
• 4) What is a reason that a company may pursue
  ISO-9000 certification?

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• OPS 571 Week 6 DQ 1
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• Week 6 Discussion Question 1
• What criteria must be used when considering where
  to locate a facility in the global business
  environment? What criteria does your organization
  consider when deciding the location of a facility?

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• OPS 571 Week 6 DQ 2
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• Week 6 Discussion Question 2
• What are the factors that affect international
  logistics? Which factor is the most important in
  your current industry and why?
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• OPS 571 Week 6 Quiz (New)
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• According to Goldratt, which of the following is
  defined as any resource whose capacity is less
  than the demand placed on it?
• 2) A bottleneck in a manufacturing process
  may be targeted and eliminated by employing which
  of the following?
• 3) Which of the following is focusing step
  of Dr. Eli Goldratts theory of constraints

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• OPS 571 Week 6 Team Assignment Process
  Improvement Presentation (New)
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• Create an 8-10 slide MS PowerPoint presentation
  with detailed speaker notes. Include the
  following
• Identify which ISO standards apply to Riordan
  Manufacturing
• Using the Six Sigma DMAIC process, develop a new
  process design for the production of the Riordan
  electric fans. Be sure to take advantage of any
  global opportunities available to Riordan, such
  as lower labor costs.

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