Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Monique Food Processing Company produces light snacks that can be heated in a microwave. The following steps are included in the process:

Monique Food Processing Company produces light snacks that can be heated in a microwave. The following steps are included in the process:
Steps                                 Description                                                                   Capacity (Units/Hour)
1                                           prepare food                                                                  200
2                                        Measure and place in plastic pouch                               175
3                                         Prepare cardboard box                                                   200
4                                         Insert Pouch into box                                                       300
5                                          shrink wrap box                                                               200    

  •  What is the system capacity, and which is the bottleneck department?
  • How much slack (unused capacity) is available in other departments?
  • How much system capacity can be gained by adding capacity to the bottleneck?
  • What are the key factors that determine when to add capacity?
  • Why would an organization want to reduce its capacity?   
  •  What is the system capacity, and which is the bottleneck department?
  • How much slack (unused capacity) is available in other departments?
  • How much system capacity can be gained by adding capacity to the bottleneck?
  • What are the key factors that determine when to add capacity?
  • Why would an organization want to reduce its capacity?   

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