BSAN562 HW Assignment Capacity & Constraint Management

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Fill in the Blank

A bottleneck is a limiting factor or constraint that affects throughput in a production process.

Question 2

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Matching

Match the concepts with their definitions:

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Answers

1. 1

   Design Capacity

   The maximum output under ideal conditions.
2. 2

   Utilization

   Percentage of design capacity actually achieved.
3. 3

   Bottleneck

   Workstation that limits the overall throughput.
4. 4

   Effective Capacity

   Expected output given current operating constraints.

Question 3

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True/False

Utilization measures how much of the available capacity is used.

1. T

   True
2. F

   False

Question 4

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Matching

Match the following capacity management strategies with their explanations:

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1. 1

   Subcontracting

   Adding external resources to increase capacity temporarily.
2. 2

   Inventory Management

   Using stock to meet short-term demand fluctuations.
3. 3

   Downtime Reduction

   Focusing on minimizing non-productive time.
4. 4

   Shift Adjustments

   Modifying work schedules to maximize resource utilization.

Question 5

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True/False

Efficiency is calculated by dividing actual output by design capacity.

1. T

   True
2. F

   False

Question 6

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True/False

Bottleneck management is unnecessary in effective capacity planning.

1. T

   True
2. F

   False

Question 7

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True/False

Design capacity is always higher than effective capacity.

1. T

   True
2. F

   False

Question 8

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Jumbled Sentence

Break-even analysis finds the point at which revenue equal costs.