Comparision

MGT2102 Aug 2013

Assignment 2

Due date: Sept 23, Monday by the end of class

Instructions:

* “Course Guidelines” applies to this assignment. Details are available on BlackBoard.

* No late submission

* Should not take more than 5 hours

1. List the 10 functions of OM

2. Explain the difference between core and shared function

3. Define capacity as discussed in class

4. Identify a well-known company which applies the following organizational strategy for competitive advantages

a. Differentiation

b. Cost leadership

c. Response

5. If the mission of Proton is to deliver high quality car then describe TWO strategies which OM can develop to be align with Proton’s mission

6. List the characteristics of a project as discussed in class

7. List the limitation of PERT

8. List all Product Documents and Production Documents discussed in class

9. Describe the concept of Modular Design and Robust Design

10. Answer the following based on the attached Activity Precedence Diagram

d. Draw the corresponding Activity Diagram

e. Perform Forward pass and Backward pass

f. Determine the project’s earliest completion time

g. Identify the project’s critical path

h. Identify which activity has the greatest slack

Activity | Days | Immediate Predecessor |

A | 8 | - |

B | 2 | A |

C | 6 | A,B |

D | 8 | B,C |

E | 6 | C |

F | 8 | D |

G | 4 | D,E |

H | 10 | E |

11. ABC Sdn Bhd is a beer manufacturer that operates 7 days per week and 10 hours per day. ABC can produce 10 tons of beer per week.

i. Based on the following information, determine the

i. Labor productivity

ii. Material productivity

iii. Multi productivity

j. If investment of $200k on a machine would reduce electricity consumption to 4 Giga watt per day, determine the

iv. Percentage difference of Electricity productivity before and after the investment...