OPS 400 Week 4 Discussion | University of Phoenix

OPS 400 Week 4 Discussion | University of Phoenix

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Post a total of 3 substantive responses over 2 separate days for full participation. This includes your initial post and 2 replies to other students.  

 

Due Thursday  

 

Respond to one of the following in a minimum of 175 words:  

 

-Why, generally speaking, are Forecasts usually wrong? Describe strategies to better forecast customer demand.

 

-From Chapter 6

Why do firms carry inventory even though it is costly to do so? How can the use of information technology result in lower inventory?

 

-From Chapter 7

What is cost based on? If the quality of goods provided by suppliers is identical, is purchasing goods based on lowest price the best strategy?

 

-From Chapter 8

Why Long Lines

In service operations such as supermarkets and medical clinics, process managers strive to make sure that they have sufficient resources on hand to process arriving customers. In spite of this effort, why do we often experience long lines?

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