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
