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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.
A detailed explanation of the question form is on the question form sheet.

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.

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Active Models to Accompany

Operations Management, by Krajewski, Ritzman & Malhotra

Chapter Model Textbook Example

Using Operations to Compete 1.1 Productivity 1.1
Decision Making A.1 Break-Even Analysis A.1
A.2 Make-or-Buy Decision A.3
A.3 Decision Tree A.8
Project Management 2.1 Gantt Chart Active Model Exercise
2.2 Cost Analysis 2.3
2.3 Probability Analysis 2.5
Layout 3.1 Weighted-Distance Method 3.2
Process Analysis 4.1 Pareto Chart 4.1
Quality and Performance 5.1 x-bar and R charts 5.1
5.2 p-Chart 5.3
5.3 Process Capability 5.5
Waiting Lines B.1 Single-Server Model B.3
B.2 Multiple-Server Model with Costs B.5
B.3 Finite-Source Model with Costs B.6
Supply Chain Inventory Management 9.1 Economic Order Quantity Model 9.2 & Active Model Exercise
Special Inventory Models C.1 Economic Production Lot Size C.1
C.2 Quantity Discounts C.2
C.3 One-Time Inventory Decision C.3
Supply Chain Location Decisions 11.1 Break-Even Analysis for Location 11.3
11.2 Center of Gravity Solved Prob 3
Forecasting 14.1 Linear Regression 14.2
14.2 Simple Moving Averages 14.3
14.3 Exponential Smoothing 14.4
Operations Planning and Scheduling 15.1 Level Strategy 15.1
Resource Planning 16.1 Material Requirements Plan Solved Prob 3
Linear Programming D.1 LP Graph D.2-D.4
Operations Scheduling J.1 Job Shop Sequencing J.1

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Click on the left arrow Click on the right arrow

to decrease the value in to increase the value in
the cell by 1 the cell by 1

50

Click on the bar, between the Click on the bar, between the
left arrow and the slider to right arrow and the slider to
decrease the value in the increase the value in the cell
cell by 10 by 10
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Question number label
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.
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).
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

If you are asked, what is the value of Y on 350

graph 1 when x = 5 you could eyeball the
graph and guess. 300

Alternatively, If you place the mouse on 250

Graph 1, where x = 5, a toolbar tip type of
200

y
explanation will appear indicating which
graph (graph 1 or graph 2) you are looking 150
at, which point and what the value of the
point is. 100

You should try this by moving the mouse 50

along each of the two graphs.
0
-1 1 3 5 7 9 11 13 15
x

Graph 1 Graph 2
13 15
x x2 1/(x+3)
0 0 333.3333
1 1 250
2 4 200
3 9 166.6667
4 16 142.8571
5 25 125
6 36 111.1111
7 49 100
8 64 90.90909
9 81 83.33333
10 100 76.92308
11 121 71.42857
12 144 66.66667
13 169 62.5
14 196 58.82353
15 225 55.55556
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1. Click the Microsoft Office Button

, and then click Excel Options.
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4. Click Add new location.
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My Documents folder a trusted location. Doing so creates a larger target for a hacker to potentially exploit and increas
d location, or click Browse to locate the folder.
of this location are also trusted check box.
usted location.
ially exploit and increases your security risk. Create a subfolder within Documents or My Documents, and make only
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