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GSCM209 The Supply Chain Management Decision Support Tools and
Applications

Week 1 Discussion

DQ1 DECISION
TREES

Decision
trees are graphic displays of the decision process. When do you feel it is
appropriate to use decision trees? For simple decisions? Complex decisions?
Why?

DQ2 EXPECTED
VALUE

How does
the EV differ from the real value?

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Week 2 Discussion

DQ1 TIME-SERIES
ANALYSIS

Discuss the
advantages and disadvantages of two time-series analyses discussed in the text.
Present examples of where the advantage and disadvantage might occur in your
workplace. What role does time series play in OM supply chain management?

DQ2 LINEAR
REGRESSION INTRODUCTION

In your own
words, what is the difference between linear regression and time-series
forecasting?

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Week 3 Discussion

DQ1 LINEAR
REGRESSION ANALYSIS

What is
associative forecasting. Why do we use regression analysis in associative
forecasting?

DQ2 CORRELATION
ANALYSIS

What impact
does regression have on correlation analysis? Explain the two ways correlation
can be displayed mathematically. Does one way have an advantage over the other?
Explain your thinking.

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Week 4 Discussion

DQ1 BREAK-EVEN
ANALYSIS

What is a
break-even analysis, and why do we need it?

DQ2 TIME
VALUE OF MONEY

What do we
mean by time value of money? What does it provide in operations?

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Week 5 Discussion

DQ1 WAITING-LINE
MODELS

Is the use
of waiting-line models more important in service industries than product manufacturing?

DQ2 LINEAR
PROGRAMMING

Linear
programming is a widely used mathematical technique designed to help operations
managers plan and make decisions. Why is LP so important in decision making?

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Week 6 Discussion

DQ1 GRAPHICAL
METHOD IN LINEAR PROGRAMMING

Graphical
solutions in LP have a limited number of decision variables. What is the
maximum number?

What is the
solution that the graphical method presents to the operations manager?

DQ2 SIMPLEX
METHOD IN LINEAR PROGRAMMING

What is the
simplex method in LP?

How does it
differ from the graphical method?

Which
method lends itself to computer solutions?

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Week 7 Discussion

DQ1 CRITICAL
PATH METHOD

What is
CPM? What circumstances led DuPont to develop this tool? Who typically uses
this tool today? Why would a company use CPM?

DQ2 PROGRAM-EVALUATION-REVIEW
TECHNIQUE

What is
PERT? What circumstances led the Navy to develop this tool? Who typically uses
this tool today?

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Week 1 Homework

MODULE A
PROBLEMS

Problems A.8,
A.21, A.22, A.23, and A.24

The
specifications for these homework problems and the grading rubric can found in
the Homework Problems section under Introduction & Resources.

Submit your
assignment by the due date.

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Week 2 Homework

CHAPTER 4
PROBLEMS

Problems
4.2 a, b, and c, 4.6 a, b, and c, 4.9 a, b, c, and d

The
specifications for these homework problems and the grading rubric can found in
the Homework Problems section under Introduction & Resources.

Submit your
assignment by the due date.

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Week 3 Homework

CHAPTER 4
PROBLEMS

Problems
4.47, 4.52, 4.53, and 4.54

The
specifications for these homework problems and the grading rubric can found in
the Homework Problems section under Introduction & Resources.

Submit your
assignment by the due date

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Week 4 Homework

CHAPTER S7
PROBLEMS

Problems:
7.16, 7.20, 7.21, 7.25, 7.27, 7.38, and 7.39

The
specifications for these homework problems and the grading rubric can found in
the Homework Problems section under Introduction & Resources.

Submit your
assignment by the due date.

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Week 5 Homework

MODULE B
AND D PROBLEMS

Problems
B.14, D.11, D.25, D.26, D.27, D.28, and D.29

The
specifications for these homework problems and the grading rubric can found in
the Homework Problems section under Introduction & Resources.

Submit your
assignment by the due date.

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Week 6 Homework

SIMPLEX
METHOD OF LINEAR PROGRAMMING TUTORIAL PROBLEM

Problem
T3.6

The
specifications for these homework problems and the grading rubric can be found
in the Homework Problems section under Introduction & Resources.

Submit your
assignment by the due date.

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Week 7 Homework

CHAPTER 3
PROBLEMS

Problems 3.8,
3.10, 3.11, 3.12, and 3.23

Submit your
assignment by the due date.

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Week 5 Case Study

Objectives

There are
two case studies due in this course. Each case is described below and noted in
the Assignment section of Weeks 5 and 7. The cases studies are due at the end
of of the week. Each case study focuses on key points in the understanding and
the application of concepts being studied. They provide the opportunity for you
to apply the concepts presented to a real-world problem or situation by
identifying the problem, searching for solutions, and documenting and justifying
your results and conclusions.

General
Case Study Guidelines

Your case
study will adhere to these specifications in addition to the specifications
noted for each weekly case study below. Each case study is due by the end of
class in the week it is due. Not more that 35% of the content can be taken
directly from all sources. This means if Turnitin is used, then the similarity
index must be 35% or lower. The final score of the case study will be reduced
by 1 point for each percentage point over 35%. This percentage may initially
appear high; however, if the suggested format noted below is utilized, the
headings, which use the questions, will contribute approximately 15% to the
similarity index. A list of common errors found in case studies can be found in
this document: “Common Case Study Errors,” which can be downloaded
from the the Course Resources page within the Course Specific Resources
section.

The format
of the paper should conform to Publication Manual for the American
Psychological Association ( APA) sixth edition for the title page, introduction,
body text, citations, references, and so forth. A basic APA template to work
from can be found here. A basic APA tutorial can be found in the Web Links
section of Course Resources. All graphics are to be a part of the single case
study document you submit. For the APA template, download the document from the
the Course Resources page within the Course Specific Resources section.

Note:
Wikipedia and unauthored websites are not acceptable sources. Do not use these
types of sources, otherwise you will lose points.

Each case
is to be completed by student submitting the case. The student must work alone
and reflect the work of that student. All DeVry University policies are in
effect, including the plagiarism policy. Late papers will not be accepted without
prior permission.

Submit
completed papers as a Microsoft Word-formatted document. Documents authored in
other applications, such as WordPerfect or Microsoft Works, will not be
accepted. A sample case study can be found by downloading this document “Sample
Case Study,” which can be downloaded from the the Course Resources page
within the Course Specific Resources section.

In addition
to the above specifications, these specifics apply to this specific case study.

This is a
personal case study. Each case study will be unique to the student submitting
it.

By
Wednesday of Week 1 forecasts the scores you think you will achieve for Weeks,
1, 2, 3, and 4 and send them to your professor.

“During
Week 5, using your actual scores for Weeks 1, 2, 3, and 4 and your forecast
values, calculate a regression equation, r, and R2 for this data.

Prepare a
case study document to answer the following questions. The case study should
have a cover page, intro, and body that follows APA format. If a reference is
used, such as our text, then a reference page should be included, and
appropriate citation(s) should appear in the body of your case study. See the
sample case study above for guidance.

1. What
data did you use in your regression equation? Which is the independent and dependent
variable?

2. What is
the regression equation, r, and R2 for your data?

3.
Statistically, what does r and R2 tell you?

4. Based on
your empirical evidence, how who well did you forecast your results? Justify
your response.

You can use
any method you like to complete this assignment; however, you need to show your
work. Two items in Excel are useful. The correl function will return the
correlation coefficient and add-in called “Data Analysis” has a
function called regression that will provide all the rest of the information
you should need.

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Week 8 Case Study

Objectives

There are
two case studies due in this course. Each case is described below and noted in
the Assignment section of Weeks 5 and 7. The cases studies are due at the end
of of the week. Each case study focuses on key points in the understanding and
the application of concepts being studied. They provide the opportunity for you
to apply the concepts presented to a real-world problem or situation by
identifying the problem, searching for solutions, and documenting and justifying
your results and conclusions.

General
Case Study Guidelines

Your case
study will adhere to these specifications in addition to the specifications
noted for each weekly case study below. Each case study is due by the end of
class in the week it is due. Not more that 35% of the content can be taken
directly from all sources. This means if Turnitin is used, then the similarity
index must be 35% or lower. The final score of the case study will be reduced
by 1 point for each percentage point over 35%. This percentage may initially
appear high; however, if the suggested format noted below is utilized, the
headings, which use the questions, will contribute approximately 15% to the
similarity index. A list of common errors found in case studies can be found in
this document: “Common Case Study Errors,” which can be downloaded
from the the Course Resources page within the Course Specific Resources
section.

The format
of the paper should conform to Publication Manual for the American
Psychological Association ( APA) sixth edition for the title page, introduction,
body text, citations, references, and so forth. A basic APA template to work
from can be found here. A basic APA tutorial can be found in the Web Links
section of Course Resources. All graphics are to be a part of the single case
study document you submit. For the APA template, download the document from the
the Course Resources page within the Course Specific Resources section.

Note:
Wikipedia and unauthored websites are not acceptable sources. Do not use these
types of sources, otherwise you will lose points.

Each case
is to be completed by student submitting the case. The student must work alone
and reflect the work of that student. All DeVry University policies are in
effect, including the plagiarism policy. Late papers will not be accepted without
prior permission.

Submit
completed papers as a Microsoft Word-formatted document. Documents authored in
other applications, such as WordPerfect or Microsoft Works, will not be
accepted. A sample case study can be found by downloading this document “Sample
Case Study,” which can be downloaded from the the Course Resources page
within the Course Specific Resources section.

In addition
to the above specifications, they apply to this specific case study.

This case
study is the Southwestern University (A)* Case Study located in your textbook.
The student will submit a case study of at least 500 words, not including title
page and references. At least one source, our course textbook, must be used as
a reference in the development of the case study. More references can be used,
if desired. Additional references can be from academic journals, professional
or academic textbooks, authored websites, or standard business publications,
such as The Wall Street Journal.

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Week 1 Quiz

(TCOs 13
and 14) A do-it-yourself homeowner is installing a new toilet. While installing
the toilet, he must decide on what kind of connecting pipe he will install to
the water supply. There are two available options, one that has a shut-off
valve in case of a leak and a cheaper one without the shut-off valve. Suppose
that the shut-off valve pipe costs an extra $10 and that the homeowner must buy
one of the two.

(a) (20
points) In terms of p, what are the probabilities for each node (A1, A2, B1,
and B2)?

(b) (35
points) If the chance of a leak causing household damage is 4%, at what dollar
amount of household damage is the owner neutral on which pipe to buy?

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Week 3 Quiz

Question 1
(TCO 1) Forecasts are usually classified by time horizon into which three
categories?

Short-range,
medium-range, and long-range

Finance/accounting,
marketing, and operations

Strategic,
tactical, and operational

Exponential
smoothing, regression, and time series

Departmental,
organizational, and industrial

Question 2
(TCO 3 and 4) The degree or strength of a relationship between two variables is
shown by the

alpha.

mean.

mean
absolute deviation.

coefficient
of correlation.

cumulative
error.

Question 3Weekly
sales of 10-grain bread at the local organic food market are provided in the
table below. Based on these data, forecast Week 9 using a 6-week moving
average.

Week Sales

(1) 415

(2) 389

(3) 420

(4) 382

(5) 410

(6) 432

(7) 405

(8) 421

Question 4
(TCOs 3, 4, and 5) An innovative restaurateur owns and operates a dozen
“Ultimate Low-Carb” restaurants in northern Arkansas. His signature
item is a cheese-encrusted beef medallion wrapped in lettuce. Sales (x, in
millions of dollars) is related to profits (y-hat, in hundreds of thousands of
dollars) by the regression equation y-hat = 8.21 + 0.76 x. What is your
forecast of profit for a store with sales of $40 million? $50 million?

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Week 5 Quiz

Question 1
(TCO 6) Which of the following statements regarding fixed costs is TRUE?

Fixed costs
rise by a constant amount for every added unit of volume.

Although
fixed costs are ordinarily constant with respect to volume, they can step
upward if volume increases result in additional fixed costs.

Fixed costs
are those costs associated with direct labor and materials.

Fixed costs
equal variable costs at the break-even point.

Fixed cost
is the difference between selling price and variable cost.

Question 2
(TCO 7) A means of determining the discounted value of a series of future cash
receipts is

TA.

TC.

NPV.

TR.

None of the
above

Question 3
TCO 8) A queuing model that follows the M/M/1 assumptions has ? = 10 and ? =
12. What is the average number of units in the system?

Question 4 (TCO
9) A linear programming problem contains a restriction that reads “the
quantity of X must be at least twice as large as the quantity of Y.”
Formulate this as a linear programming constraint.