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This Solution Manual for Operations and Supply Chain Management, 17th Edition by F. Robert Jacobs and Richard Chase is a useful study resource for students studying operations management, supply chain management, and business. It helps reinforce key concepts, review textbook exercises, practice problem-solving, and prepare for quizzes, assignments, and exams. Topics include operations management, supply chain strategy, process analysis, forecasting, capacity planning, inventory management, quality management, scheduling, production planning, logistics, sourcing, procurement, lean operations, and supply chain coordination.

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Operations and Supply Chain Management
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SOLUTION MANUAL
Operations and Supply Chain Management, 17th Edition
by F. Robert Jacobs and Richard Chase
Chapters 1 - 22 | Complete




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Operations and Supply Chain Management
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 TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ChapterO1:OIntroduction

ChapterO2:OStrategy

ChapterO3:ODesignOofOProductsOandOServices

ChapterO4:OProjects

ChapterO5:OStrategicOCapacityOManagement

ChapterO6:OLearningOCurves

ChapterO7:OManufacturingOProcesses

ChapterO8:OFacilityOLayout

ChapterO9:OServiceOProcesses

ChapterO10:OWaitingOLineOAnalysisOandOSimulation

ChapterO11:OProcessODesignOandOAnalysis

ChapterO12:OQualityOManagement

ChapterO13:OStatisticalOQualityOControl

ChapterO14:OLeanOSupplyOChains

ChapterO15:OLogisticsOandODistributionOManagement

ChapterO16:OGlobalOSourcingOandOProcurement

ChapterO17:OTheOInternetOofOThingsOandOERP

ChapterO18:OForecasting

ChapterO19:OSalesOandOOperationsOPlanning

ChapterO20:OInventoryOManagement

ChapterO21:OMaterialORequirementsOPlanning

ChapterO22:OWorkcenterOScheduling
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OPERATIONS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
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DiscussionOQuestions
1. UsingOExhibitO1.3OasOaOmodel,OdescribeOtheOsource-make-deliver-
returnOrelationshipsOinOtheOfollowingOsystems:

a. AnOairline
Source:O AircraftOmanufacturer,Oin-flightOfood,OrepairOparts,OcomputerOsystems
Make:OAircraftOandOflightOcrewOscheduling,OgroundOservicesOprovidedOatOairports,Oairc
raftOmaintenanceOandOrepair
Deliver:OOutboundOandOarrivingOpassengerOservice,ObaggageOhandlingO
Return:OResolveOanyOpost-
serviceOissuesOsuchOasOlostOorOdamagedOluggage

b. AnOautomobileOmanufacturer
Source:O SuppliersOofOcomponentsOandOrawOmaterials
Make:OManufacturingOofOvehiclesOandOcomponentsOorOsubassembliesOtoObeOsoldOasOsp
areOparts
Deliver:ODeliveryOtoOandOsalesOfromOdealerships,OdeliveryOofOspareOpartsOtoOtheOwhole
saleOsystem
Return:O WarrantyOandOrecallOrepairs,Otrade-ins

c. AOhospital
Source:OMedicalOsupplies,OcleaningOservices,OdisposalOservices,OfoodOservices,OqualifiedO
personnel
Make:O InpatientOrooms,OoutpatientOclinics,OemergencyOroom,OoperatingOrooms
Deliver:OSchedulingOpatients,OprovidingOtreatment,OambulanceOservice,OfamilyOcounseli
ngOReturn:OBillingOerrors,OfollowOupOvisits

d. AnOinsuranceOcompany
Source:O SuppliesOneededOforOtheOoffice,Ounderwriters,OlegalOauthorityOtoOoperate




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Make:OEstablishOpolicyOguidelinesOandOpricing,OfieldOagent/representativeOandOfacility
Onetwork,OdevelopOInternetOserviceOcapabilities,OestablishOpreferredOvehicleOrepairOser

viceOnetwork
Deliver:OMeetOwithOandOadviseOclients,OwriteOpolicies,OprocessOandOpayOcla
imsOReturn:O refundOofOoverpayments


2. DefineOtheOserviceOpackageOofOyourOcollegeOorOuniversity.OWhatOisOitsOstrongestOelement?OWh
atOisOitsOweakestOone?

TheOcategoriesOwithOexamplesOare:
SupportingOfacilityO-
Olocation,Obuildings,Olabs,OparkingOFacilitatingOgoodsO–

OclassOschedules,Ocomputers,Obooks,Ochalk

ExplicitOservicesO–
OclassesOwithOqualifiedOinstructors,OplacementOofficesOImplicitOservice

sO–OstatusOandOreputationO(e.g.,OIvyOLeagueOschools)

AtOIndianaOUniversityOandOtheOUniversityOofOSouthernOCalifornia,OamongOtheirOstrongestOel
ementsOareOtheirObusinessOschoolsOandOtheirOOperationsOManagementOprogramsO(ofOcours
e).OBothOalsoOhaveOveryOdedicatedOalumniOnetworks.OAOweakOelementOofOIndianaOUniversity
OisOitsOweakOfootballOprogram;OforOUSC,OweakOelementsOareOon-

campusOparkingOandOhousing.

3. WhatOserviceOindustryOhasOimpressedOyouOtheOmostOwithOitsOinnovativeness?

OurOvoteOgoesOtoOcruiseOlinesOwhichOhaveOintroducedOsuchOonboardOinnovationsOasOwaveO
machinesOforObellyOboardingOandOrockOclimbingOwalls,OasOwellOasOallOsortsOofOotherOameniti
esOtoOkeepOcruisersOinvolved.O TheOindustryOisOdoingOrecordObusinessOasOwell.

SomeOofOtheOstandoutOcompaniesOinOlessOinnovativeOindustriesOareOBankOofOAmericaO(hasOaOf
ormalizedOresearchOprogramOtoOtryOoutOnewOcustomerOservices/amenitiesOsuchOasOvideoOscre
ensOinOnextOtoOtellerOlines),OIntuitO(e.g.,OputtingOQuickenOmoneyOmanagementOsoftwareOonline
),OIkea,OJetBlueOAirlines,OandOProgressiveOInsuranceO(discussedOlaterOinOtheObook).

4. WhatOisOproduct-serviceObundlingOandOwhatOareOtheObenefitsOtoOcustomers?

Product-serviceObundlingOisOaddingOValue-
addedOservicesOtoOaOfirm’sOproductOofferingsOtoOcreateOmoreOvalueOforOtheOcustomer.OThisOpr
ovidesObenefitsOinOtwoOareas.OFirst,OthisOdifferentiatesOtheOorganizationOfromOtheOcompetitio
n.OSecondly,OtheseOservicesOtieOcustomersOtoOtheOorganizationOinOaOpositiveOway.OAlternativel
y,ObundlingOcanOalsoOinvolveOaddingOproductsOtoOaOservice,OforOexample,OaddingOtheOsaleOofO
convenienceOitemsOandOsnacksOatOaOhotel.

5. WhatOisOtheOdifferenceObetweenOaOserviceOandOaOgood?

AOserviceOisOanOintangibleOprocessO(youOcan’tOholdOitOinOyourOhands),OwhileOaOgoodOisOtheOp
hysicalOoutputOofOaOprocess.

6. LookOatOtheOjobOpostingsOatOhttp://www.indeed.comOandOevaluateOtheOopportunitiesOfo
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