Product Design and Capacity

Websites

1. American Society for Quality (n.d). Pareto chart. Retrieved from http://asq.org/learn-about-quality/cause-analysis-tools/overview/pareto.html
2. American Society for Quality (n.d).  Six sigma.  Retrieved from http://asq.org/sixsigma/

Discussions
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1. Process Selection: Product Design and Capacity
   How is process selection related to product design and capacity determination? Your initial post should be 200-250 words.
   Guided Response:
   Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts in a substantive manner. Include examples, applications, and/or relationships between product and process design. Provide suggestions and alternatives to your classmates.
2. Monique Food Processing Company and Capacity
   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:

A .What is the system capacity, and which is the bottleneck department?

B How much slack (unused capacity) is available in other departments?

C How much system capacity can be gained by adding capacity to the bottleneck?

D What are the key factors that determine when to add capacity?

E Why would an organization want to reduce its capacity?   Make and include calculations.  Answer questions a – e. Your initial post should be 200-250 words

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