"Today's kanban research is the modern equivalent of yesterday's economic order quantity research." Do you agree? Explain your answer. 2. There is considerable evidence that getting the correct operating conditions is more important than the choice between MRP, kanban, or reorder point methods in the MPC system. How general do you believe this situation to be? 9. (TCO 6) Market requirements drive the choice of the shop floor system approach. Describe and explain the type of market requirements that would be suitable for an MRP-based system, along the lines of product design, product variety, product volume per period, product mix changes, and delivery schedule changes. (Points : 25) 10. (TCO 10) Manufacturing strategy also drives the choice of shop floor system. Describe and explain the strategies that lend themselves…
Operations Research Supply Managers could clearly optimize on hand material and reduce overall inventory costs. Utilizing these tools efficiently and effectively will balance inventory needs and requirements by minimizing cost to order and hold material. The models and calculations discussed in OA3501 are the foundation for understanding the functionality of all inventory aspects. PROBLEM STATEMENT During the class, Professor Maher taught nearly fifteen different models and decision making…
is relatively constant within a range, stabilizing the machine utilization around 50% to 70% by purchasing new machines can help us ensure the continuous flow of the process. Because we bought a new machine for each station at the beginning and tried to maintain a relatively constant level of the utilization rate for each station, the throughput of the process was pretty smooth during the rest of the simulation, which ultimately led us to much greater profit accessibility. Additionally, we…
speed. In addition, it can be argued that with a reasonable approximation the hysteresis torque component at starting conditions is equal to the maximum torque the motor can produce at synchronous speed, 2) in some special applications, the only function of a hysteresis motor is to rotate a connected to the shaft object with a large moment of inertia at synchronous speed. In these applications, the required torque at synchronous speed is usually far smaller than the torque required for desired…
I organized all of the Indiana State K-6 Physical Science Standards to where I believed they belonged within the five units we go over in P199. For the Forces and Motion; Measurement unit I placed standards 2.1.4, 2.1.5, 2.1.6, 2.1.7, 5.1.1, 5.1.2, 5.1.3, 6.1.4, 6.1.5, and 6.1.6. For Physical Properties I placed K.1.1, K.1.2, 1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.1.3, 2.1.3, 6.1.1, and 6.1.2. Within the Physical Changes; Electricity and Magnetism unit I organized standards 2.1.1, 4.1.3, 4.1.4, 4.1.5, 5.1.4, and…
What do your results tell you? Are there any relationships, patterns or trends in your results? From our [processed] results, we can conclude that the polystyrene cup served as the least effective conductor of heat, the tin mug coming in at a close second. The most effective material for heat conduction was the plastic mug. At the beginning of the tests, all of the water in the cup declined in temperature at a steady, even rate, but once one minute had passed, they had all started to cool down…
distribution is calculated by using the heat conduction equation [50]: 〖 ρ〗_m c_p ∂T/∂t= ∇.(k∇T)+S_heat (3.10) Where, 〖 ρ〗_m is the mass density, c_p is specific heat, k is thermal conductivity, T is the temperature and S_heat is the source term which represents the resistive heating that passes through the insulator due to the leakage current, whereas in conductor it represents the resistive losses…
CANADA PROMPT PAYMENT ACT UPDATE: SENATE HEARINGS LEAD TO PROPOSED AMENDMENTS In an effort to lead reform in the construction industry, the Canadian Senate introduced prompt payment legislation under Bill S-224, the Canada Prompt Payment Act (the “Bill”) which, if passed, would apply to construction contracts and related subcontracts made with the Federal Government. After passing its second reading last November, the Bill was referred to the Standing Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce…
The Lord of The Flies by William Golding presents conflicts that arise when society is uncivil. Within this novel, there are many items that have a deeper meaning. One of these important objects is the conch, which symbolizes civilization and order. Through the escalating tension surrounding the conch, Golding demonstrates that civilization cannot be kept in order forever because of individual ideas. After the tragic plane crash that stranded a group of British boys on an island,…
needed to talk to someone, and in all her years at the Tower, Melinda never turned anyone away. Nevertheless, she apologized, “I’m sorry to bother you, sister.” “My dear,” Melinda replied. “I am always here for you. Please sit. What brings you here?” Larah nodded and settled into a chair. She began haltingly, “The images ... from the Mirror.” Melinda motioned her to stop. “No one within the Order is allowed to help you interpret what you saw. Doing so risks altering the meaning of the images. It…