Choose the decision under certainty from the list of choices: (a) when i go to a restaurant and i’m asked to choose between a salad and a soup with my order, i know that i will get just that: a salad or a soup (b) i am about to embark on the very first manned mission to mars. i am unable to assign any probability that i will make it to the planet safely. (c) the college of ist will have its graduation outside when i graduate in 2 years. i am not sure this far in advance how nice the weather will be for the ceremony. (d) my friend asks me to flip a fair coin to determine who buys lunch today.

Which critical success factor improves with reduced cycle time, better quality standards, and improved efficiency when an is is implemented?

Electronics assembly inc. is a contract manufacturer that assembles consumer electronics for a number of companies. currently, the operations manager is assessing the capacity requirements as input into a bid for a job to assemble cell phones for a major global company. the company would assemble three models of cell phones in the same assembly cell. setup time between the phones is negligible. electronics assembly inc. operates two 8-hour shifts for 275 days per year. cell phone demand forecast (phones/year) processing time (minutes/phone) mars 47,000 19.8 saturn 35,000 20.7 neptune 7,500 16.2 a. calculate total capacity required by line. b. determine the total operating time available. c. calculate the total number of assembly cells. (round up your answer to the next whole number.)

This exercise illustrates that poor quality can affect schedules and costs. a manufacturing process has 130 customer orders to fill. each order requires one component part that is purchased from a supplier. however, typically, 3% of the components are identified as defective, and the components can be assumed to be independent. (a) if the manufacturer stocks 130 components, what is the probability that the 130 orders can be filled without reordering components? (b) if the manufacturer stocks 132 components, what is the probability that the 130 orders can be filled without reordering components? (c) if the manufacturer stocks 135 components, what is the probability that the 130 orders can be filled without reordering components?