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Please use prescribed Text Book Operations Management

Second Edition David Kruger Roy Ramphal

ASSIGNMENT 1

Part A: Answer all questions (40 marks)

Question 1

Explain with examples the following terms:-

l.lOperations Management {4}

1.2 NOSA

1.3 Product Planning Process steps

1.4 Reliability

1.5 Demand forecasting

Question 2

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Explain with examples the following terms in relation to Inventory Management:

2.llndependent and Dependent Demand; {4}

2.2 Pipeline and Bitter inventory;

2.3 Carrying costs;

2.4 JIT

2.5 MRP-ll

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Question 3

3.1 Fixed capacity planning is a key long-term question with which production/opera

management is faced. Explain why this is so. {10}

Discuss the main elements of Fixed capacity planning which impact on this question.

3.2 Discuss continuous production processes under the headings

a) nature of the production processes;

b) nature of the controlling production processes. {10} {20}

Question 4

Compare the three main categories of operations systems in the form of a table listing the
characteristics under Pryett, lob, and Continuous/ Repetitive systems. {20}

Question 5

You are given the following data:

• Annual demand (D) = 1000 units

• Ordering cost (S) = R5 per order

• Holding cost (H) = R1.25 per unit per year

• Cost per unit (C) = R12.50

• Lead time (L) = 5 days

• Average daily demand (d)= 1000/365

a) Determine the economic order quantity and the re-order point. {10}
b) Determine the total annual cost (this includes cost of inventory, ordering cost, and

storage cost). {10}
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Question 6

Season Demand Season Demand

Summer 1995 200 Summer 1997 190

Autumn 1995 155 Autumn 1997 170

75 Winter 1997 100

Spring 1995 120 Spring 1997 100

Summer 1996 220 Summer 1998 185

Autumn 1996 140 Autumn 1998 130

Winter 1996 70 Winter 1998 65

Spring 1996 130 Spring 1998 110

The demand for ice-cream shows a definite seasonal effect. Demand is highest in summer,
followed by autumn, spring and winter.

Analyse the data in the table below to determine.

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a) The average sales for the entire season. {4}
b) The average sales for the entire period. {2}
c) The base index for each of summer, autumn, winter, and spring. {4}
d) The demand per season. {6}
e) State the formula for calculating the forecast for the following period and

explain the meaning of the symbols in the formula. {4}
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Table: Data of ice-cream sales (thousand of unites sold)

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TOTAL: 120 Marks