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- Search for an article related to Operation management in the context of GCC countries. Provide the links of the article and the case.
- Guidelines for case study and article: (6 Marks)
- Analyze the operational activity discussed in the article with a live example of any company/organization using the same operation activity discussed in the article. (4 marks)
- Identified any two problems/issues included in the company/organization that is related to OM topic. (2 marks)
- A manufacturing firm is producing Masks according to the data in the table below on monthly basis. What is the multifactor productivity for each month if the workers are paid on an average of $32 per hour, raw material costs $3 per pound? Interpret the efficiency in percentage and your decision based on the efficiency. (Note: Write the formula, units and show the computation with all the steps). (4 marks)
Month |
Labor(hour) |
Row material (pound) |
Energy (dollars) |
# of Masks |
1 |
160 |
1,110 |
100 |
900 |
2 |
140 |
700 |
130 |
800 |