Why does FedEx use a central hub airline network, rather than a "point-to-point" network? Describe FedEx's approach to choosing its superhub
What will be an ideal response?
The hub system is more centralized, and allows for greater control; greater control reduces package mishandling and transit delays. Also, the hub permits service to a far greater number of points with fewer aircraft than a point-to-point network would. Their U.S. hub in Memphis reflects a need to be geographically centralized, and in a location where schedules can more reliably be kept because weather delays are minimized.
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The more subunits into which an organization breaks down, the more highly _____ it is.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
The lock box department at Bank 21 handles the processing of monthly loan payments to the bank, monthly and quarterly premium payments to a local insurance company, and bill payments for 85 of the bank's largest commercial customers
The payments are processed by machine operators, with one operator per machine. An operator can process one payment in 0.25 minute. Setup times are negligible in this situation. A capacity cushion of 20 percent is needed for the operation. The average monthly (not annual) volume of payments processed through the department currently is 400,000. However, it is expected to increase by 20 percent. The department operates eight hours per shift, two shifts per day, 260 days per year. How many machines (not operators) are needed to satisfy the new total processing volume? (Round up to the next whole integer.) A) fewer than 7 B) 7 C) 8 D) more than 8