Chapter 1: Q8DQ (page 20)
What factors account for the resurgence of interest in OSCM today?
Short Answer
- Global competition
- Advanced manufacturing and information technology
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Do the concepts of complexity and divergence apply to an online sales company such as Dell Computer?
A construction project is broken down into the following 10 activities:
Activity | Immediate Predecessor | Time (Weeks) |
1 | _ | 4 |
2 | 1 | 2 |
3 | 1 | 4 |
4 | 1 | 3 |
5 | 2,3 | 5 |
6 | 3 | 6 |
7 | 4 | 2 |
8 | 5 | 3 |
9 | 6,7 | 5 |
10 | 8,9 | 7 |
The home office billing department of a chain of department stores prepares monthly inventory reports for use by the stores’ purchasing agents. Given the following information, use the critical path method to determine:
a. How long the total process will take.
b. Which jobs can be delayed without delaying the early start of any subsequent activity?
Job and Description | Immediate Predecessors | Time (Hours) | |
A | Start | _ | 0 |
B | Get computer printouts of customer purchases | A | 10 |
C | Get stock records for the month | A | 20 |
D | Reconcile purchase printouts and stock records | B, C | 30 |
E | Total stock records by department | B, C | 20 |
F | Determine reorder quantities for coming period | E | 40 |
G | Prepare stock reports for purchasing agents | D,F | 20 |
H | Finish | G | 0 |
Match the following characteristics with their relevant project team organizational structures.
__________ The project is housed within a functional division of the firm.
__________ A project manager leads personnel from different functional areas.
__________ Personnel work on a dedicated project team.
__________ A team member reports to two bosses.
__________ Team pride, motivation, and commitment are high.
__________ Team members can work on several projects.
__________ Duplication of resources is minimized.
This defines the hierarchy of project tasks, subtasks, and work packages.
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