MGT-655 | Operations and Supply Chain ManagementModule 1 DQ 1With respect to a firms supply chain design, what are some key challenges in terms of achieving an optimal level of mass customization?Module 1 DQ 2Articulate key aspects of operations management. Explain why operations management is important to managers in various organizational areas. Please provide specific examples.MGT-655 | Operations Strategy: The Role of Operations in OrganizationsModule 2 DQ 1Why is operations management relevant to managers in other organization functions? Base your discussion on your experience of operations within your organization or an organization with which you are familiar. For example, talk with the operations manager in your organization and find out what she says, what she does, and how she works with the organization’s marketing, financial, personnel, and purchasing functions.Module 2 DQ 2What constitutes quality, speed, dependability, and flexibility in the following operations: a university library, a university sports center, and a university restaurant?MGT-655 | Project ManagementModule 3 DQ 1Comment on the project management profession. What business areas contribute to the field of project management? Please provide some examples.Module 3 DQ 2Analyze the need for project management in todays companies. Which companies (or industries) have the most need for formal project management practices and why? Please provide specific examples.MGT-655 | Capacity Management and Learning CurvesModule 4 DQ 1Discuss capacity planning in services industries and how labor capacity constraints can be managed in a service organization. Please provide specific examples.Module 4 DQ 2Describe the importance of learning curves in a services-based operation and how they can be used to increase organization efficiency. Please provide a specific example(s).Module 5 DQ 2Identify how production processes are organized in a typical manufacturing organization. What are some specific examples?Module 6 DQ 1Discuss the strategic importance of layout decisions. How can a particular layout impact a companys strategic goals? Provide some specific examples from industry.Module 6 DQ 2Discuss several advantages of using the M/M/1 waiting line queuing model. Clearly explain the reasons for your choices.’MGT-655 | Quality ManagementModule 7 DQ 1Compare and contrast the characteristics of Total Quality Management (TQM), Six Sigma, and ISO9000. What are the differences? What are the commonalties?Module 7 DQ 2Evaluate the various aspects of the cost of quality. What are some specific examples?MGT-655 | Inventory ManagementModule 8 DQ 1Pick a particular company. Based on your choice, describe how an efficient supply chain can result in increased competitive advantage for this companyModule 8 DQ 2What is the purpose of inventory? How does inventory management impact operations performance objectives? Provide specific examples.**********************************************************************Week 2 Assignment Productivity Problem SetDetails:Complete Objective Questions 16, 17, 19, 20, and 21 at the end of Chapter 2 in the textbook.Use Microsoft Excel for all computations. Ensure that the Excel file includes the associated cell computations. This information is needed in order to receive full credit on this assignment.Week 3Assignment Project Management Problem SetDetails:Complete Objective Questions 6, 7, and 8 at the end of chapter 4 in the textbook.Use Microsoft Excel for all computations. Ensure that the Excel file includes the associated cell computations. This information is needed in order to receive full credit on these problems.Each problem is to be placed into separate worksheets and all problems are to be placed into one file. For example, the single Excel file should contain one worksheet named 6, another worksheet named 7, and another worksheet named 8.Week 4 Assignment Capacity Planning Problem SetDetails:Complete Objective Questions 1, 2, 3, and 4 at the end of chapter 5 in the textbook.Use Microsoft Excel for all computations. Ensure that the Excel file includes the associated cell computations. This information is needed in order to receive full credit on this assignment.Week 5 Assignment Process Analysis Problem SetDetails:Complete Objective Questions 1, 4, 10, 11, 13, and 18 at the end of chapter 11 in the textbook.Use Microsoft Excel for all computations. Ensure that the Excel file includes the associated cell computations. This information is needed in order to receive full credit on these problems.Each problem is to be placed into a separate worksheet and all problems are to be placed into one file. For example, the single Excel file should contain one worksheet named 1, another worksheet named 4, another worksheet named 10, another worksheet named 13, and another worksheet named 18.Week 6 Assignment Layout Design Problem SetDetails:Complete Objective Questions 7 and 8 at the end of chapter 8 in the textbook.Use Microsoft Excel for all computations. Ensure that the Excel file includes the associated cell computations. This information is needed in order to receive full credit on this assignment.Each problem is to be placed into separate worksheets and all problems are to be placed into one file. For example, the single Excel file should contain one worksheet named 7 and another named 8.Week 7 Assignment Quality Management Problem SetDetails:Complete Objective Questions 7 and 10, at the end of Chapter 12 in the textbook, and complete Objective Questions 6, 7, 8, and 9 at the end of chapter 13 in the textbook.Use Microsoft Excel for all computations. Ensure that the Excel file includes the associated cell computations. This information is needed in order to receive full credit on this assignment.Each problem is to be placed into a separate worksheet and all problems are to be placed into one file. For example, the single Excel file should contain one worksheet named 12.7, another worksheet named 12.10, another worksheet named 13.6, another worksheet named 13.7, another worksheet named 13.8, , and another worksheet named 13.9.Week 8 Assignment Supply Chain Problem SetWeek 8 Assignment Inventory Management Problem SetDetails:Complete Objective Questions 17, 21, and 40 at the end of chapter 20 in the textbook.Use Microsoft Excel for all computations. Ensure that the Excel file includes the associated cell computations. This information is needed in order to receive full credit on this assignment.Each problem is to be placed into separate worksheets and all problems are to be placed into one file. For example, the single Excel file should contain one worksheet named 17, another worksheet named 21, and another named 40.MGT-655 | Operations and Supply Chain ManagementModule 1 DQ 1With respect to a firms supply chain design, what are some key challenges in terms of achieving an optimal level of mass customization?Articulate key aspects of operations management. Explain why operations management is important to managers in various organizational areas. Please provide specific examples.Module 2 DQ 1Why is operations management relevant to managers in other organization functions? Base your discussion on your experience of operations within your organization or an organization with which you are familiar. For example, talk with the operations manager in your organization and find out what she says, what she does, and how she works with the organization’s marketing, financial, personnel, and purchasing functions.What constitutes quality, speed, dependability, and flexibility in the following operations: a university library, a university sports center, and a university restaurant?Module 3 DQ 1Comment on the project management profession. What business areas contribute to the field of project management? Please provide some examples.Analyze the need for project management in todays companies. Which companies (or industries) have the most need for formal project management practices and why? Please provide specific examples.Module 4 DQ 1Discuss capacity planning in services industries and how labor capacity constraints can be managed in a service organization. Please provide specific examples.Describe the importance of learning curves in a services-based operation and how they can be used to increase organization efficiency. Please provide a specific example(s).Identify how production processes are organized in a typical manufacturing organization. What are some specific examples?Discuss the strategic importance of layout decisions. How can a particular layout impact a companys strategic goals? Provide some specific examples from industry.Module 6 DQ 2Discuss several advantages of using the M/M/1 waiting line queuing model. Clearly explain the reasons for your choices.’Module 7 DQ 1Compare and contrast the characteristics of Total Quality Management (TQM), Six Sigma, and ISO9000. What are the differences? What are the commonalties?Module 7 DQ 2Evaluate the various aspects of the cost of quality. What are some specific examples?Module 8 DQ 1Pick a particular company. Based on your choice, describe how an efficient supply chain can result in increased competitive advantage for this companyModule 8 DQ 2What is the purpose of inventory? How does inventory management impact operations performance objectives? Provide specific examples.**********************************************************************Details:Complete Objective Questions 16, 17, 19, 20, and 21 at the end of Chapter 2 in the textbook.Use Microsoft Excel for all computations. Ensure that the Excel file includes the associated cell computations. This information is needed in order to receive full credit on this assignment.Week 3Assignment Project Management Problem SetDetails:Complete Objective Questions 6, 7, and 8 at the end of chapter 4 in the textbook.Use Microsoft Excel for all computations. Ensure that the Excel file includes the associated cell computations. This information is needed in order to receive full credit on these problems.Each problem is to be placed into separate worksheets and all problems are to be placed into one file. For example, the single Excel file should contain one worksheet named 6, another worksheet named 7, and another worksheet named 8.Week 4 Assignment Capacity Planning Problem SetDetails:Complete Objective Questions 1, 2, 3, and 4 at the end of chapter 5 in the textbook.Use Microsoft Excel for all computations. Ensure that the Excel file includes the associated cell computations. This information is needed in order to receive full credit on this assignment.Week 5 Assignment Process Analysis Problem SetDetails:Complete Objective Questions 1, 4, 10, 11, 13, and 18 at the end of chapter 11 in the textbook.Use Microsoft Excel for all computations. Ensure that the Excel file includes the associated cell computations. This information is needed in order to receive full credit on these problems.Each problem is to be placed into a separate worksheet and all problems are to be placed into one file. For example, the single Excel file should contain one worksheet named 1, another worksheet named 4, another worksheet named 10, another worksheet named 13, and another worksheet named 18.Week 6 Assignment Layout Design Problem SetDetails:Complete Objective Questions 7 and 8 at the end of chapter 8 in the textbook.Use Microsoft Excel for all computations. Ensure that the Excel file includes the associated cell computations. This information is needed in order to receive full credit on this assignment.Each problem is to be placed into separate worksheets and all problems are to be placed into one file. For example, the single Excel file should contain one worksheet named 7 and another named 8.Week 7 Assignment Quality Management Problem SetDetails:Complete Objective Questions 7 and 10, at the end of Chapter 12 in the textbook, and complete Objective Questions 6, 7, 8, and 9 at the end of chapter 13 in the textbook.Use Microsoft Excel for all computations. Ensure that the Excel file includes the associated cell computations. This information is needed in order to receive full credit on this assignment.Each problem is to be placed into a separate worksheet and all problems are to be placed into one file. For example, the single Excel file should contain one worksheet named 12.7, another worksheet named 12.10, another worksheet named 13.6, another worksheet named 13.7, another worksheet named 13.8, , and another worksheet named 13.9.Week 8 Assignment Supply Chain Problem SetWeek 8 Assignment Inventory Management Problem SetDetails:Complete Objective Questions 17, 21, and 40 at the end of chapter 20 in the textbook.Use Microsoft Excel for all computations. Ensure that the Excel file includes the associated cell computations. This information is needed in order to receive full credit on this assignment.Each problem is to be placed into separate worksheets and all problems are to be placed into one file. For example, the single Excel file should contain one worksheet named 17, another worksheet named 21, and another named 40.