Mid WK4

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.

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Need current example with at least 1 reference

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:

1. What is the system capacity, and which is the bottleneck department? 
2. How much slack (unused capacity) is available in other departments? 
3. How much system capacity can be gained by adding capacity to the bottleneck? 
4. What are the key factors that determine when to add capacity? 
5. Why would an organization want to reduce its capacity? 

Make and include calculations. Answer questions “a” through “e.” Your response should be 200-250 words.

Need at least 1 reference.  

Guided Response: Respond to at least two of your classmates’ posts. Some ways could include alternate solutions or calculations, and/or by challenging classmates’ on scenarios of when it is best to “add” or when it is best to “reduce” capacity. Include examples.

Carefully review the Discussion Forum Grading Rubric for the criteria that will be used to evaluate this Discussion Thread.