devry bsop429 all week discussions [ week 1 to week 7 ]

How Other Levels of OPC Affect PAC (graded)

Select one of the five areas of OPC noted in this week's lecture, and discuss how activities in this area will or could affect PAC. Why do you feel this way? Does any one area of OPC affect PAC more than another?

Compare and Contrast JIT and MRP (graded)

Discuss how or if MRP and JIT affect PAC differently. Do you view these impacts as positive or negative? Why?

week 2 discussions

Lead Times (graded)

Which of the four lead time elements discussed on page 279 might cause the most difficulty? Why? Why might other lead time elements be less important?

Lab 1 Discussion (graded)

What should the first step be in our Week 2 Lab Assignment? Why? What would the next step be?

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Types of Constraints (graded)

As far as PAC is concerned, what is a constraint? Why is it important to be able to identify a constraint in the first place?

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Lab 2 Discussion (graded)

What should the first step be in our Week 3 Lab Assignment? Why? What would the next step be?

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week 4

PAC Feedback (graded)

Select one of the types of feedback that should be provided by PAC and discuss why it is important to have. Are other types of feedback less important? Why would you think so?

Lab 3 Discussion (graded)

What should the first step be in our Week 4 Lab Assignment? Why? What should be the next step?

Using cellular manufacturing (graded)

What are they referring to when they suggest we use "cellular manufacturing", and why would we use this methodology?

Lab 4 Assignment (graded)

What should the first step be in our Week 5 Lab Assignment? Why? What should be the next step?

Supply Chain for JIT Operations (graded)

JIT places certain new demands on the supply chain. At the same time, it provides much more simplified procedures and transactions. Discuss both the new demands and simplifications in the supply chain for JIT operations.

Lab 5 Assignment (graded)

What should the first step be in our Week 6 Lab Assignment (5 of 6 labs)? Why? What should be the next step?

Implementation (graded)

Is the implementation of JIT different than the implementation of other supply chain management systems discussed in Chapter 10A of our text? What cautions should be taken when introducing a JIT system for the first time? What should be avoided?

Lab 6 Assignment (graded)

What should the first step be in our Week 7 Lab Assignment (6 of 6 Labs)? Why? What should be the next step?

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