Product Design and Capacity
Product Design and Capacity
Websites
- American Society for Quality (n.d). Pareto chart. Retrieved from http://asq.org/learn-about-quality/cause-analysis-tools/overview/pareto.html
- American Society for Quality (n.d). Six sigma. Retrieved from http://asq.org/sixsigma/
Discussions
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- 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. - 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:
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 |
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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