Operations management disc 2

Operations management disc 2.

Read Problem 6: The “Monique Food Processing Company” in Chapter 8 of your text.  



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?   

Make and include calculations.  Answer questions a – e. Your initial post should be 400 words.

Operations management disc 2

 

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