2. consider a process consisting of five resources that are operated eight hours per day. the process works on three different products, a, b, and c: resource number of workers processing time for a [min./unit] processing time for b [min./unit] processing time for c [min./unit] 1 2 5 5 5 2 2 3 4 5 3 1 15 0 0 4 1 0 3 3 5 2 6 6 6 demand for the three different products is as follows: product a, 40 units per day; product b, 50 units per day; and product c, 60 units per day. assume that demand must be served in the mix described above (i. e., for every four units of a, there are five units of b and six units of c). (a) what is the average processing time in resource 2 (in minutes per unit)? 4.13 min/unit (b) what is the capacity of resource 2 (in units per day)? 232.45 units/day (c) what is the demand for resource 2 in hours per day? 10.3 hours/day (d) what is the available resource time at resource 2 in hours per day? 16 hours/day (e) what is the implied utilization of resource 2? 64.4%

Which of the following is the most important role of marketing in the process selection decision? identifying points of differentiation for mass customization. stimulating demand in developing markets. estimating and managing future demand. providing translation of the voice of the customer.

Arriving and delivering a load of company executives for a business meeting at a destination far from home base requiring an overnight stay, a company’s pilot requested approval from the company finance office to pay to either have the company’s jet brought into the fbo's hangar overnight to protect it from a forecast snowfall or to have it de-iced by the fbo the following morning well-before scheduled departure. the company was under considerable financial pressure at the time, and the pilot’s requests were denied because of the cost. so, early the following morning, the pilot was up on the wing of the jet sweeping off an accumulation of snow and ice with a borrowed push broom in preparation for the scheduled departure with the executives, but slipped and fell to the ground, suffering a broken neck. the business was organized as a limited partnership, owned by 3 limited partners and one general partner. as a cost-saving measure, the company had dropped its workers’ compensation insurance before the accident. analyze the potential liability for the pilot’s injuries of each of the following, showing your reasoning clearly: the company the general partner the limited partners analyze how the outcome would have been different, if the business had been organized as a corporation and observed all of the formalities to legitimize its corporate status. analyze how the outcome would have been different, if the pilot had been covered by workers’ compensation insurance.

During the holiday season, maria's department store works with a contracted employment agency to bring extra workers on board to handle overflow business, and extra duties such as wrapping presents. maria's is using during these rush times.