operations assignment...

After returning from Zurich about noon on Sunday, I went straight to a study group meeting where we spent the rest of the evening and Monday morning finishing off our final assignment for our Operations Management class. We chose to evaluate the operations of the Oxford Tube – the bus company that operates the busses to and from London that we take all the time. It was really interesting to learn more about the company and how it operates, and to come up with suggestions for improvement. I think the most interesting thing I learned was from extrapolating the schedule to determine that the company operates 106 busses from Oxford to London, and 98 from London to Oxford every Saturday! Just in one day! It amazes me that there is enough demand for that, but apparently it is, and sometimes the busses 81 seats are completely full and you have to wait for the next one. Wow. The assignment was finished and submitted on time to the Exam Schools on the Monday, the last assignment for the term (finally!).