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These spreadsheets have been designed to help you understand the quantitative methods in Operations Management.
Each spreadsheet contains an example from your textbook for which you may change the data in order to see how the changes will affect the answers. Wherever possible, we have provided a graph. Each Active Model spreadsheet contains a RESET button to easily enable you to restore the original data.

In addition, each spreadshseet contains a QUESTION button which will lead you through a series of questions to help you to better learn
the relationship among the parameters of the problem. Please note that every time you change questions the data will automatically reset to the original parameters. After getting to the last question, a PRINT option is enabled so that you will have a record of your answers for yourself or for your instructor. Alternatively, you may use the DISPLAY button to see the Questions and Answers on a spreadsheet. question form sheet. A detailed explanation of the question form is on the

The spreadsheets are not locked which means that you may enter or change values in any cell. As a rule, only the cells
shaded in yellow should be changed. In general, the cells may be changed directly or with the scrollbar. As a rule, you should NOT change cells that are shaded in red

Most scrollbars operate in the same fashion. Clicking on the arrows will generate small changes while clicking on the bar will
generate large changes. Experiment with the scroll bar if you need help.

For several of the modules you will be asked to read graphs. Move the mouse along the graph in order to have Excel display the value.
If you need practice see the graph sheet.

Excel's formula bar is automatically hidden by Active Models. To see it use View, Formula Bar from the Excel menu. In addition, Active Models
will automatically remove the gridlines and row and column labels. To restore them use the View tab from Tools, Options.

The intention is NOT to provide these sheets as solvers but many of these sheets can be used in that way. However, the graphs have been
scaled according to the numbers being demonstrated. Thus, changing the basic data may lead to a nonreadable graph. If you want an Excel solver then you should use OM Explorer which accompanies your textbook. Alternatively, your textbook comes with POM for Windows wich is a non-Excel operations problem solver.

Use the menu sheet to navigate to the appropriate workbook or you may load the workbooks directly. Any comments, suggestions or criticisms should be sent to
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Active Models to Accompany Operations Management, by Krajewski, Ritzman & Malhotra

Chapter
Competing with Operations Decision Making

Model
1.1 Productivity A.1 Break-Even Analysis A.2 Make-or-Buy Decision A.3 Decision Tree 2.1 Gantt Chart 2.2 Cost Analysis 2.3 Probability Analysis 3.1 Weighted-Distance Method 4.1 Pareto Chart 5.1 x-bar and R charts 5.2 p-Chart 5.3 Process Capability C.1 Single-Server Model C.2 Multiple-Server Model with Costs C.3 Finite-Source Model with Costs 11.1 Break-Even Analysis for Location 11.2 Center of Gravity 12.1 Economic Order Quantity Model D.1 Economic Production Lot Size D.2 Quantity Discounts D.3 One-Time Inventory Decision 13.1 Linear Regression 13.2 Simple Moving Averages 13.3 Exponential Smoothing 13.4 Trend-Adjusted Exponential Smoothing 14.1 Level Strategy 15.1 Material Requirements Plan E.1 LP Graph J.1 Job Shop Sequencing

Textbook Example
1.1 A.1 A.3 A.8 AM Exercise 2.3 2.5 3.2 4.1 5.1 5.3 5.5 C.3 C.5 C.6 11.3 Solved Prob 3 12.2 & 12.3 D.1 D.2 D.3 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 14.1 Solved Prob 3 E.2-E.4 J.1

Project Management

Layout Process Analysis Quality and Performance

Waiting Lines

Location Inventory Management Special Inventory Models

Forecasting

Operations Planning and Scheduling Resource Planning Linear Programming Operations Scheduling

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Click on the left arrow to decrease the value in the cell by 1

Click on the right arrow to increase the value in the cell by 1

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Click on the bar, between the left arrow and the slider to decrease the value in the cell by 10

Click on the bar, between the right arrow and the slider to increase the value in the cell by 10

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Question number label

Navigation buttons for questions. Note: The data will reset to the original problem with each change in question.

The questions and answers are stored in a worksheet ready to be printed. Instead of printing you may look at the spreadsheet that contains the questions and your answers. (Then you could print this sheet).

Name of spreadsheet with data. Note: If the workbook contains multiple spreadsheets they will be changed automatically when the questions refer to a different spreadsheet.

The question!! Text box into which to place your answer. If you want to copy an answer from the spreadsheet then click on the cell and then use this button. Using this will erase whatever text is in the answer text box.

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Sample graph
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If you are asked, what is the value of Y on graph 1 when x = 5 you could eyeball the graph and guess. Alternatively, If you place the mouse on Graph 1, where x = 5, a toolbar tip type of explanation will appear indicating which graph (graph 1 or graph 2) you are looking at, which point and what the value of the point is. You should try this by moving the mouse along each of the two graphs.

300 250 200 y 150 100 50 0 -1 1 3 5 x Column B Column C 7 9 11 13 15

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1/(x+3) 0 333.33 1 250 4 200 9 166.67 16 142.86 25 125 36 111.11 49 100 64 90.91 81 83.33 100 76.92 121 71.43 144 66.67 169 62.5 196 58.82 225 55.56

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Excel 2007 The OM Explorer menu should be on the Add-Ins tab. If the menu is not present, it is because of a security settin 1. If there is a security warning above the Excel formula bar saying "Macros have been disabled." follo by an Options button then click on the Options button and select "Enable this content." 2. If a Microsoft Office Excel Security Notice Window opens, then documents detailing how to enable in the software package are into which the software was installed. The default setting for the folder is C:\Program Files\Prentice Hall\OMExplorerKRM\ 3. If options 1 and 2 do not work then please search Excel 2007's Help for "Enable macro" or "Security

Excel 2003 The OM Explorer menu should be in the Excel menu at the top. If the menu is not present, it is because of a secu 1. In Excel go to Tools, Macros, Security and set the security to medium. 2. If a Microsoft Office Excel Security Notice Window opens, then documents detailing how to enable in the software package are into which the software was installed. The default setting for the folder is C:\Program Files\Prentice Hall\OMExplorerKRM\ 3. If options 1 and 2 do not work then please search Excel 2007's Help for "Enable macro" or "Security

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