Title: Operations Management Questions and Problem from Chapter 4

Contents

6. How do supply chains for service organizations differ from supply chains for manufacturing organizations?

11. Explain the benefits of using a single supplier as opposed to multiple suppliers

14. Describe radio frequency identification (RFID) and how it could be used by an organization 

Problem 2

    Gabriela Manufacturing was able to find a new supplier that would provide the item for $1.80 per unit with an annual fixed cost of $200,000. Should Gabriela Manufacturing insource or outsource the item?

The questions, problem, and answers are from the below text:

Reid, D., & Sanders, R. (2009). Operations management. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley& Sons, Inc.

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