BSOP 429 Week 1 Written Assignment
Respond to the following items in a Word document:
1.Apply the MPC framework to a college setting. In particular, identify the front end, engine, and back end.
2. Compare and contrast the advantages and disadvantages of cumulative charts (see Figure 4.4) and tabular plans, such as the one shown in Figure 4.5.
BSOP 429 Week 2 Written Assignment
Respond to the following items in a Word document:
1. What kind of warning signals would you like fed back from PAC to MRP?
2. Lead times are sometimes called rubbery. What accounts for this concept of elasticity in lead times?
BSOP 429 Week 3 Written Assignment
Respond to the following items in a Word document:
1.What are the differences in how bottleneck and non-bottleneck work centers are scheduled under TOC? Why are these differences desirable?
2. Why should buffers be located in front of bottleneck work centers under TOC scheduling? How should the size of the buffers be determined?
BSOP 429 Week 4 Written Assignment
Respond to the following items in a Word document:
1.What are the implications of not allocating material in a shop order after availability checking?
2. Provide some examples of static and dynamic scheduling problems.
BSOP 429 Week 5 Written Assignment
Respond to the following items in a Word document:
1.Some companies contend that they can never adopt JIT because their suppliers are located all over the country, and the distances are too great. What might you suggest to these firms?
2.How do you go about creating the organizational climate for a successful JIT implementation? Where do you start?
BSOP 429 Week 6 Written Assignment
Respond to the following items in a Word document:
Without objective measurement of customer service, it is extremely difficult to compare, measure, and control supply chain logistics alternatives.
1. What supply chain logistics alternatives are available in JIT environments? How does each work in a make-to-stock versus a make-to-order environment?
2. What objective customer service measurements are available in JIT environments? Compare and contrast those that work best in make-to-stock versus make-to-order environments.
BSOP 429 Week 7 Written Assignment
Respond to the following items in a Word document:
1.“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?

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