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1. OPS 571 Assignment Critical Path
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a. Observe the critical path diagram. Why are there two arrows
pointing to task F? b. Why is the critical path shown as A-B-E-G-I?
How is the critical path defined? c. What would happen if activity F
was revised to take 4 days instead of 2days?
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OPS 571 Assignment Operations Forecasting (2 Set)
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This Tutorial contains 2 Set of Papers Purpose of Assignment The
purpose of this assignment is for students to learn how to apply
Operations Forecasting. Assignment Steps Resources: Microsoft®
Excel® Select a business operations dataset from the internet or other
sources which can be used for forecasting in the University Library.
Develop a minimum of three quantitative forecasts using Microsoft®
Excel®. • Compare and contrast each quantitative forecast you
develop. • Choose the one forecast you determine would be the best
for the firm and be prepared to explain why you chose this. • Evaluate
the impact this forecast would have on the firm from a financial
metrics standpoint. Develop a 700-word report in which you describe
your forecasting project including details on all the assignment steps.

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OPS 571 Final Exam Guide (New, 2018)
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1.
Which of the following is a measure of operations and supply
management efficiency used by Wall Street?
Dividend payout ratio
Receivable turnover
Current ratio
Financial leverage
Earnings per share growth
2.
An activity-system map is which of the following?
A diagram that shows how a company's strategy is delivered to
customers
A timeline displaying major planned events
A network guide to route airlines
A facility layout schematic noting what is done where
A listing of activities that make up a project

3. 3.
Which of the following is a total measure of productivity?
Output/Materials
Output/Labor
Output/(Labor + Capital + Energy)
All of these
Output/Inputs
4.
Which of the following approaches to service design is characterized
by having the customer take a greater role in the production of the
service?
Quality approach
Self-service approach
Production-line approach
Do-it-yourself approach
Personal-attention approach
5.
Which of the following basic types of production layout formats is
one that has similar equipment or functions are grouped together?
Workcenter layout
Production line layout
Group technology layout
Manufacturing cell layout

4. Assembly line layout
6.
Which of the following is a characteristic that can be used to guide the
design of service systems?
Services are all similar.
Services cannot be inventoried.
Services businesses are inherently entrepreneurial.
Even service businesses have internal services.
Quality work means quality service.
7.
An advantage of a make-to-stock process is which of the following?
All units of output are unique.
It features rapid delivery of a standard product.
It combines the best features of other processes.
It responds directly to customer orders.
It allows the firm to avoid inventory costs.
8.
Getting an autograph from a famous person might involve standing in
which type of queuing line structure?
Single channel, single phase
None of these
Single channel, multiphase
Multichannel, multiphase

5. Multichannel, single phase
9.
For an infinite queuing situation, if the arrival rate for loading trucks
is 5 trucks per hour, what is the mean time between arrivals?
2.5 hours
5 hours
0.2 hour
0.1 hour
None of these
10.
An assumption of learning curve theory is which of the following?
Organizational learning is not included in learning theory.
The time required to do a task will vary randomly each time the task
is repeated.
Unit time will decrease at an increasing rate.
Learning will not be transferred from one worker to the next.
The reduction in unit time will follow a predictable pattern.
11.
A company's production process has an 80 percent learning curve
rate. The process has produced 1,000 units to date. A process
refinement is estimated to allow a future learning curve rate for the
identical product of 75 percent. However, the initial unit made using
the new process will take the same amount of time as the initial unit
produced using the old process. At what point, using the new process,

6. will the production rate exceed the production rate achieved by the
old process?
Before the 100th unit
Before the 120th unit
Before the 80th unit
Before the 50th unit
Before the 250th unit
12.
For which of the following should we use a p-chart to monitor process
quality?
Grades in a freshman "pass/fail" course
Temperatures in a classroom
The dimensions of brick entering a kiln
The weight of fluid in a container
Lengths of boards cut in a mill
13.
You have been called in as a consultant to set up a Kanban control
system. The first thing to do is to determine the number of Kanban
card sets needed. Your research shows that the expected demand
during lead time for a particular component is 150 per hour. You
estimate the safety stock should be set at 25 percent of the demand
during lead time. The tote trays used as containers can hold 8 units of
stock, and the lead time it takes to replenish an order is 2 hours.
Which of the following is the number of Kanban card sets necessary
to support this situation?

7. 42
68
89
47
94
14.
Which of the following is a fixed-time-period inventory model?
Just-in-time model
The EOQ model
Periodic system model
The Q model
The least cost method
15.
A company is planning for its financing needs and uses the basic
fixed-order-quantity inventory model. Which of the following is the
total cost (TC) of the inventory given an annual demand of 10,000,
setup cost of $32, a holding cost per unit per year of $4, an EOQ of
400 units, and a cost per unit of inventory of $150?
None of these
$1,501,600
$1,498,200
$499,313
$500,687
A. $1,501,600

8. Q = 400. Average Inventory = Q/2 = 200. Holding cost/year = $4.
Thus, annual holding cost = $800. Annual set-up cost = 10,000/400 =
25 x $32 = 800. Demand x cost per unit = 10,000 x $150 = 1,500,000.
Hence, TC = $1,500,000 + 800 + 800 = $1,501,600.
16.
Which of the following is a principle of work center scheduling?
Reschedule every day.
Once started, a job can and should be finished even if unavoidably
interrupted.
Assign the first worker to all of the days that require staffing.
Achieve certainty in standards and routings.
Give work centers less to do then their maximum.
17.
Which of the following is a "focusing step" of Dr. Eli Goldratt's
theory of constraints?
Identify system constraints.
Support system constraints.
If you have no system constraints, make some.
Reduce system constraints.
Reinforce system constraints.
18.
In designing a lean production facility layout, a designer should do
which of the following?
Locate flexible workstations offline.

9. Balance capacity using job shop analysis.
Design for work flow balance.
Always keep operations on a single floor of the factory.
Link operations through a push system.
19.
A simple project listing of five activities and their respective time
estimates are presented here:
Using CPM, which activities make up the critical path?
None of these
A, B, D, E
A, D, E
A, C, B, D, E
A, C, D, E
20.
A company must perform a maintenance project consisting of seven
activities. The activities, their predecessors, and their respective time
estimates are presented here:
Using CPM, which activities make up the critical path?
A, C, B, F, E
None of these
A, B, D, F, G
A, C, E, F, G
A, D, E

10. 21.
Which of the following is not a problem definition tool from the
operations consulting tool kit?
Issue trees
Five forces model
Computer simulation
Customer surveys
Gap analysis
22.
Which of the following is not one of the basic types of forecasting?
Simulation
Causal relationships
Qualitative
Time series analysis
Force field analysis
23.
A company has actual unit demand for three consecutive years of 124,
126, and 135. The respective forecasts for the same three years are
120, 120, and 130. Which of the following is the resulting MAD value
that can be computed from these data?
3
1
15
123

11. 5
C MAD = ABS[(124 - 120) + (126 - 120) + (135 - 130)]/3 = 15/3 = 5.
24.
From an operational perspective, yield management is most effective
under which of the following circumstances?
Inventory is perishable.
The firm doing yield management is very profitable.
Demand cannot be segmented by customer.
Fixed costs are low, and variable costs are high.
The customer is a "captive" of the system.
25.
What is transaction processing?
The decision support system used to efficiently handle multiple
transactions
The movement of paperwork through a system using a decision tree
The scheduling of machinery to minimize time and scrap
The posting and tracking of the detailed activities of a business
26.
If the actual output of a piece of equipment during an hour is 500
units and its best operating level is at a rate of 400 units per hour,
which of the following is the capacity utilization rate?
0.75
1.00
1.25

12. 1.33
100
27.
Which of the following is an input to the master production schedule
(MPS)?
Planned order schedules
The bill of materials
The aggregate plan
The exception report
Inventory records file
28.
Which of the following is considered a primary report in an MRP
system?
Cycle counting reports
Performance reports
Planned order schedules
Planning reports
Exception reports
29.
The centroid method for plant location uses which of the following
data?
Probabilities and payoffs
Correlation matrix of existing facilities

13. Volume of goods to be shipped between existing points
Inbound transportation costs
Transport times between facilities
30.
In Hau Lee's uncertainty framework to classify supply chains, a
supply chain for functional products with an evolving supply process
is called which of the following?
Responsive
Forward looking
Efficient
Risk hedging
Agile
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OPS 571 Week 1 Assignment Flowchart Improvement
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Flowchart Improvement Process Purpose of Assignment The purpose
of this assignment is for students to learn process
flowcharting/improving a process and summarizing the results.
Assignment Steps Resources: Microsoft® PowerPoint® (or other
software such as Vizio, Word, etc.) Select a complex process from
your personal life or work. Use Microsoft® PowerPoint® or other

14. software including Vizio, Word, etc. to create a flowchart of the as-is
process. Define metrics and measure the current process. Use process
improvement techniques to improve the process. Use Microsoft®
PowerPoint® or other software such as Vizio, Word, etc. to create an
improved process flowchart. Use judgmental forecasting, which is
your professional judgement, to ascertain how the future process will
perform according to your metrics. Develop a 525-word executive
summary in which you describe your process improvement project
(including the as-is process flowchart and the improved process
flowchart). Note: Students and faculty are reminded both Six Sigma
readings and Lean Principles introduced in Week 2 are spread
throughout the entire course. Students will apply the knowledge from
the readings in their Learning Teams throughout the course. Format
your assignment consistent with APA guidelines.
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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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15. 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 DQs (New)
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• What are the major concepts defining the field of operations and
supply chain management?
• What are some of the jobs and career opportunities in operations and
supply chain management? (Chapter 1)
• What is the definition of an operations and supply chain strategy?
• How are these strategies implemented?
• How do these strategies relate to business results of the firm?
(Chapter 2)
• What are the characteristics of a manufacturing process?
• How are manufacturing processes organized and evaluated?
(Chapter 7)
• What are the characteristics of a service process?
• What are the different types of service processes? (Chapter 9)
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16. OPS 571 Week 1 Individual Assignment Design a Flowchart
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Assignment: Design a Flowchart for a Process • Select a process you
perform daily but would like to spend less time doing, such as driving
to work. Don’t use something as simple as combing your hair, reading
email or taking a shower. Those will not give you enough data points
to complete the assignments in latter weeks. Conversely don’t pick
something too complicated like month end closing of the books. •
Design a flowchart using an appropriate tool. Follow good flow
charting techniques. • Comment on the factors that affect the process
design. • Identify at least one metric to measure the process. • Submit
your flowchart for the process. • Begin collecting data for the
identified metric every day of the workweek. You must submit the
data collected at the end of each week.
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OPS 571 Week 1 Individual Assignment Process Design
Matrix and Summary (2 Papers) (New)
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Matrix. Write an executive summary identifying appropriate design

17. 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. Pick one product with which you are familiar.
Complete three to five line items such as Job shop, batch, assembly
line, or continuous flow approach, on the Process Design Matrix.
Required Elements: No more than 700 words Consistent with APA
format Submit Matrix with the Executive Summary Click the
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OPS 571 Week 2 Assignment Statistical Process Control
Methods
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Purpose of Assignment The purpose of this assignment is for students
to learn how to apply Statistical Process Control Methods to a
business process. Assignment Steps Resources: Microsoft® Excel®
and PowerPoint® Select a complex continuous process from your
personal life or work. The process can be the same as in Week 1
assignment. Complete the following: • Use Microsoft®Excel®to
calculate the defined process metrics including variation and process
capability. • Use Microsoft®Excel®andPowerPoint®to develop and
display a control chart for the process. Evaluate the control chart and
process metrics using Statistical Process Control (SPC) methods.
Evaluate whether the process could benefit from the use of Six Sigma
tools. Develop a 525-word executive summary in which you describe
your Statistical Process Control project and include the control chart

18. with SPC. Format your assignment consistent with APA guidelines.
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OPS 571 Week 2 DQ 1
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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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• What are the factors and keys influencing product design?
• What are the design differences between manufacturing and service
products? (Chapter 3)
• What is the definition of an operations and supply chain strategy?
(Chapter 12)
• Why does statistical quality control lead to improvements in many
businesses?
• How do you execute statistical quality control? (Chapter 13)
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OPS 571 Week 2 Individual Assignment Process Designs and
Supply Chains Presentation (2 PPT) (New)
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This Tutorial contains 2 Set of PPT 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. Required Elements: Describe
the company's supply chain Identify a process internal to the company
that you wish to analyze. Describe the process internal to the
company that you wish to analyze. Identify an appropriate design

20. approach for the process you have chosen. Create a high-level AS IS
process flow chart using an appropriate tool. Identify at least one
metric to measure the process and its application (how, what, when,
and who). Use an appropriate tool to collect data for each step of the
process. PowerPoint includes 4-5 slides with detailed speaker notes.
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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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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 Lean Techniques (2
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This Tutorial contains 2 Papers Purpose of Assignment The purpose
of this assignment is for students to evaluate the lean techniques
applied to business in today's workforce. Note: Students and Faculty
seeking more information on this assignment can refer to Ch. 14 of
the Operations and Supply Chain Management textbook. Assignment
Steps Select a business you are familiar with which incorporates lean
manufacturing or lean supply chains. Evaluate how this firm uses lean
strategies and how much lean techniques has improved the firm's
efficiency. Evaluate ways the firm can go even further to make
improvements using lean techniques. Use the results you obtained
from evaluating this firm to apply to your own business or a business
you are interested in which currently does not use lean. Develop a
1,050-word report in which you describe your lean evaluation project.
Format your assignment consistent with APA guidelines. Click the
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OPS 571 Week 3 Individual Assignment Process Designs and
Supply Chains Presentation Part 2(2 PPT) (New)
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22. This Tutorial contains 2 Set of PPT Create an MS PowerPoint
Presentationin 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. Summarize two items from this improved
process. Include an explanation of how these items could be used in
your personal or professional life to improve a process. PowerPoint
should include 4-5 slides with detailed speaker notes. Click the
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OPS 571 Week 3 Team Assignment Practice Operations
Simulation & Analysis, Part 1
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Week 3 - Practice Operations Simulation & Analysis, Part 1 Complete
the Practice Operations Simulation in Connect. Each Learning Team
member should complete Module 1 and Module 2. Take a screenshot
of the results when completed. Share the results with the Learning
Team. The screenshots of the results will be submitted along with the
assignment. Create a 1,400-word analysis of the Learning Team's
performance. In the analysis, be sure to do the following: Summarize
the learning team members' results. Discuss the major decision points
each team member made during Module 1 and Module 2 of the
simulation and the effect this had on their performance in the

23. modules. Explain how learning curve theory applied to the simulation.
Evaluate the team member's results including selecting the best
applications of inventory models and lean production. Defend the best
options for performance based on the results of Module 1 and Module
2 among the team members and explain why these were the most
efficient and effective. Format the assignment consistent with APA
guidelines. Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.
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OPS 571 Week 4 Assignment Operations Consulting (2 PPT)
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This Tutorial contains 2 Presentations Purpose of Assignment The
purpose of this assignment is for students to learn how to develop an
operations consulting proposal. Assignment Steps Resources:
Operations and Supply Chain Management: Ch. 25, Microsoft®
PowerPoint® Choose a business in the media having difficulties with
its operating model or one which is struggling in your community.
Evaluate how all or some of the items from the Operations Consulting
Tool Kit in Operations and Supply Chain Management could help this
business get back on track. Determine the resources and data you will
need to deploy an operations consulting engagement with this
business. Develop a business case including financial benefits on how
operations consulting can have a positive impact on the business.
Develop a 10- to 15-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation of
an operations consulting engagement proposal to the Chief Operating
Officer (COO) and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the target firm.
Format your assignment consistent with APA guidelines. Click the
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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
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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 Team Assignment Supply Chain Design
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This Tutorial contains 2 Set of Paper 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: Type of
relationship Supplier location, size of company, and financial stability
Metrics used to measure supplier performance (on-time delivery,
defects, etc) Supplier improvement strategies Describe how lean
production principles may be used to maximize the efficiency and
effectiveness of the electric fan supply chain process Select a business
forecasting technique (qualitative or quantitative) for the electric fans
and describe the forecasting process to be used at Riordan Create a
sales forecast for electric fans using selected techniques Develop
Aggregate Production Plan, Master Schedule, and Materials
Requirement Plans for electric fans based off the sales forecast. Be
sure to include the following: The determination of inventory
requirements of the electric fans component parts and finished goods
The selection of an appropriate inventory system (fixed order
quantity, two bin method, etc.) to meet inventory requirements Click
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on the Week Six assignment. In Week Six, you propose and
implement new process design and supply chain processes for the
manufacturing of Riordan's electric fans.
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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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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 Forecasting Assignment (New Syllabus)
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27. Purpose of Assignment
The purpose of this assignment is for students to learn how to apply
Operations Forecasting.
Assignment Steps
Resources: Microsoft® Excel® (Template provided)
Select a business operations dataset from the internet, which can be
used for forecasting what the results may be at a future state (monthly
[for two years], quarterly [for five years], annually [for 20 years].
(See example in the Template). Use caution in using the template, as
some of the cells contain formatted functions for performing
calculations. You should only need to enter data into Column A and B
only. Review the template and the associated data. This should give
you an idea of the types of data you will require, and what the results
columns reveal. You are required to provide an APA formatted
reference to the location of the source data (Do Not just enter the Web
Link). The returned work from previous week's work, should give you
some insight as to what an APA reference should look like.
Develop a run over a given period, upper limit and lower limit as to
confidence in the forecast using Microsoft® Excel®.Template
Compare and contrast each quadrant of the forecast.
Evaluate the impact this forecast would have on the firm from a
financial metrics standpoint, by writing a 300-word report in which
you describe your forecasting project and what it means in terms of
favorable or unfavorable forecast and why or why not..
Format your assignment consistent with APA guidelines.
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OPS 571 Week 5 Individual Assignment Project Management
Recommendation (2 Papers) (New)

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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 Describe the key deliverables associated with the selected
project(s). Click the Assignment Files tab to submit your assignment.
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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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29. 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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