Company A and Company B both perform routine lubrication services for automobiles. Company A carries out the service using one employee to complete the service in 1 hour. Company B uses a team of three employees working together to complete the service in 20 minutes. You may assume that adequate demand exists for Companies A and B to keep each of them busy and focus your attention on the servicing of a given car.  Compare the operational performance of the two companies in terms of:   a) labor productivity   b) other relevant dimensions of operational performance and competitiveness (Make sure to respond to both a) and b).  Each response should be longer than a couple of sentences to demonstrate full understanding.)

According to the product-process matrix, which type of process layout would be most appropriate if your company needs to make a wide variety of products in a single facility and the production volume of any particular product is relatively small?

In managing Littlefield Labs, you notice the following data for Station 1 for a given day: Number of machines:             1Orders completed:                  7Average utilization:                 0.68Average order lead time:        0.59Average revenue per order:   1,000 Based on the above information, what is the estimated daily capacity (rounded) at Station 1?

When you make a non-bottleneck resource do more work than a bottleneck, you are creating _________:

Just for Fun (no response necessary) Two operations analysts were traveling by airplane from SLC to New York. About an hour into the flight, the pilot announced that they had lost an engine, but not to worry as there were three engines still functioning. However, instead of 4 hours, it would take 6 hours to get to New York due to reduced air speed. A little later, he announced that a second engine failed, and they still had two left, but it would take 10 hours to get to New York. Somewhat later, the pilot again came on the intercom and announced that a third engine had died. Never fear, he announced, because the plane could fly on a single engine. However, it would now take 16 hours to get to New York. At this point, one operations analyst turned to the other and said, “Gee, I hope we don’t lose that last engine, or else my forecast predicts we’ll be up here forever!” (Whew! You are all done with the exam.)

Assume a fixed cost for a process of $120,000. To produce each unit of product, 1 hour of labor and $20 of materials are used.   Employees are paid $15 per hour.  The selling price for the finished product is $50 per unit. Which of the following is the approximate number of units that has to be produced and sold to break-even?

Which battle in the Civil War was the first major battle fought on Union territory, rather than in Confederate territory?

Migrants flooded into California around 1850 due to the discovery of which valuable metal?

Why did John Brown lead a raid on the federal armory at Harper’s Ferry in 1859?

We’ve discussed several specific abolitionists during this course. Name one of them, and explain something you remember about them. It can be something you found interesting or surprising, or simply a fun fact about them.