A baby averages 5 diapers per day for 30 months. About 90% of mothers use disposable diapers. This number of mothers using disposable diapers is expected to fall about .5% annually over the next 3 years. Number of US Births 2006 3,959,400 2007 4,058,800 2008 4,025,900 2009 4,021,700 2010 4,089,950 P&G’s focus group research in Cincinnati and Topeka suggests that 15% of mothers using disposable diapers would try Sesame Street Pampers. Sesame Street Pampers are expected to sell on the premium end of the market.
Finally, each unit of U requires 2 units of Y and 3 units of Z. One firm manufactures all items. It takes 2 weeks to make S, 1 week to make T, 2 weeks to make U, 2 weeks to make V, 3 weeks to make W, 1 week to make X, 2 weeks to make Y, and 1 week to make Z. a) Construct a product structure. Identify all levels, parents, and components. b) b) Prepare a time-phased product structure.
The following are the phases that will take place: First Phase: Installation of the network Second Phase: Testing and Security Checks Third Phase: Observation of the network (includes the information when the network goes up; elimination of the old network; and distribution of documentation to the owners and network teams) First Phase: Del Mar site is the first store to be upgraded since it will be treated as the backbone or the mainline support of the entire network operation. Del Mar site will contain the POS (Point of Sale) server, Inventory Database, File Integrity Checker, Security Console for monitoring and the T1 line(s). This Del Mar store upgrade will take five weeks to be completed. After completion, it is La Jolla’s site turn to be upgraded next. With all the possible irregularities that may come in while doing the upgrade and integration of this site, though it is expected to operate smoothly, completion time is expected to be five weeks also.
The Pontiac location is currently manufacturing custom plastic parts. The company is expected to hire new employees and the current employees come from other divisions. There are five strategies to choose from when choosing a team strategy plan. The strategies include: clear expectations of goals, channels of communication, conflict resolution, consequences, and celebrating achievements as a team. The team formation strategy that is most suitable for Riordan Manufacturing is the clear expectation of goals strategy.
Manufacturing a buggy takes 20 units of wood and 1 unit of steel. Scheduled production of buggies for the next 2 months is 500 and 600 units, respectively. Beginning inventory is 4,000 units of wood and 30 units of steel. The ending inventory of wood is planned to decrease 500 units in each of the next 2 months, and the steel inventory is expected to increase 5 units in each of the next 2 months. How many units of wood are expected to be used in production during the second month?
By 2012 suppliers must work with Walmart to make a 20 percent improvement in energy efficiency and to create a plan to eliminate defective merchandise from reaching the Walmart supply chain.” (Ferrell, Fraedrich and Ferrell)Also by 2012, all Walmart suppliers must source 95 percent of their production from factories that receive the highest ratings on environmental and social practices.” (Ferrell, Fraedrich and Ferrell) Walmart has also installed wind turbines that provide 5 percent of the store’s energy needs, along with other energy conserving ideas such as enabling stores control over heating and cooling and allowing lights to be turned off during the day. Even though Walmart still receives criticism, the company has taken huge steps to become more sustainable and green. 2. What are the problems that Walmart has faced, and what has the company done to address them? Walmart has faced many challenges over its forty years of doing business.
(John A. Lawrence and Jr. Barry A. Pasternack, 2002) 3. The company can not stop producing Super according to the market demand as it might be available to everybody. Also it wants to use the 8-hour shift per day while the spreadsheet indicates that there will be about 5 hours and a half of unused time because linear programming does not take into consideration the time. (John A. Lawrence and Jr. Barry A. Pasternack, 2002) Question 3 Let X1 = Number of SUPER model produced during 8 hour shift. X2 = Number of EXCELLENT model produced during 8 hour shift.
I try to spend only 5 minutes doing my makeup, but I sometimes go overboard and at times it takes me at least 20 minutes to get my makeup done. By applying the of constraints to this process I have realized that I can prioritize my time if I make a conscious effort to set out the makeup that I am planning to wear for the next day the night before, so that in the morning I can just grab what I need without having to fumble through all my makeup products. In order to get to work I have to take a train that leaves the station at 6:45 every morning. Usually when I get on this train I get to work almost exactly on time with about a minute or two to spare. The bottleneck that I encounter with this process is that sometimes the train experiences delays due to track work, a sick passenger, or the train ahead of mine that is delayed.
Many nurseries are open 5 days a week; these days are from Monday to Friday during term time. This is subject to change in accordance with national holidays. The qualifications you need for this job are: To become a nursery assistant you need to have; * A level 2 childcare qualification via a course at college or an apprenticeship. * You will also need a Criminal Record Bureau (CRB) check. This is a check that is carried out to see if you have been convicted or received a caution for any illegal offences.
That means that 3 people will be added to the list during the time we are in class today. 1) The problem is that 10 people will die each day waiting for an organ transplant (LifeSource: Questions and Answers). 2) The reason is that are only on the average 5,000 donors nationally per year (LifeSource: Statistics). c. You can choose to donate any needed organs or you can specify which organs or tissues you wish to donate. 2..