Why is the setup of a recipe so important to the foodservice industry?

What are two ways to control quantity demand?

In groups of two or three, visit a local foodservice operation, observe production, and talk with the foodservice manager. Write a short paper summarizing how forecasting, production scheduling, and recipe adjustment are done at that operation.

In groups of two or three, visit a local foodservice operation, observe production, and talk with the foodservice manager. Write a short paper summarizing how forecasting, production scheduling, and recipe adjustment are done at that operation.

Discuss, using the foodservice systems model, how the following events might impact a foodservice operation:

• Loss of the lettuce crop in California because of excessive rain
• Delivery of 88-size oranges instead of the specified 113 size
• Addition of too much salt to the vegetable soup
• Absenteeism of the cook and dishwasher for the evening meal
• Low final rinse temperature in the dish machine

Where a constraint crosses the vertical or horizontal axis, the quantity is fairly obvious. How does one go about finding the quantity coordinates where two constraints cross, not at an axis?

When applying LP to diet problems, the objective function is usually designed to:

a) maximize profits from blends of nutrients.

b) maximize ingredient blends.

c) minimize production losses.

d) maximize the number of products to be produced.

e) minimize the costs of nutrient blends.

The monthly sales for Yazici Batteries, Inc., were as follows:

With the data given, which method would allow you to forecast next March"s sales?

The most that a person should pay for perfect information is:

a) the EVPI.

b) the maximum EMV minus the minimum EMV.

c) the minimum EMV.

d) the maximum EMV.

An appliance manufacturer produces two models of microwave ovens: H and W. Both models require fabrication and assembly work; each H uses four hours of fabrication and two hours of assembly, and each W uses two hours of fabrication and six hours of assembly. There are 600 fabrication hours available this week and 480 hours of assembly. Each H contributes $40 to profits, and each W contributes$30 to profits. What quantities of H and W will maximize profits? a. Use the objective function approach. b. Use the enumeration approach.

Evaluating location alternatives by comparing their composite (weighted-average) scores involves

a) factor-rating analysis.

b) cost-volume analysis.

c) transportation model analysis.

d) linear regression analysis.

e) crossover analysis.

Automobiles arrive at the drive-through window at the downtown Baton Rouge, Louisiana, post office at the rate of 4 every 10 minutes. The average service time is 2 minutes. The Poisson distribution is appropriate for the arrival rate and service times are negative exponentially distributed.

What is the probability that there are exactly 2 cars in the system?

Neve Commercial Bank is the only bank in the town of York, Pennsylvania. On a typical Friday, an average of 10 customers per hour arrive at the bank to transact business. There is currently one teller at the bank, and the average time required to transact business is 4 minutes. It is assumed that service times may be described by the negative exponential distribution. If a single teller is used, find:

The average time in the system.

A route sheet:

a) lists the operations necessary to produce a component.

b) is an instruction to make a given quantity of a particular item.

c) is a schematic showing how a product is assembled.

d) is a document showing the flow of product components.

e) all of the above.