Practical Management Science
Practical Management Science
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ISBN: 9781337406659
Author: WINSTON, Wayne L.
Publisher: Cengage,
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Create a flowchart for a process of interest to you, such as a quick oil-change service, a factory process in which you might have worked, ordering a pizza, renting a car or truck, buying products on the Internet, or applying for an automobile loan.  Utilize Word (from the menu, choose Insert, Shape) to make the flowchart, or draw the image on paper and then take a picture to upload.  Next, type out answers to the following in a Word document: 

  • Identify the points where something (people, information) waits for service or is held in work-in-process inventory.
  • Estimate the time to accomplish each activity in the process as well as the total flow time. 
  • Evaluate how well the process worked and what might be done to improve the overall process.
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