Operations Management
Operations Management
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ISBN: 9781259667473
Author: William J Stevenson
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 5, Problem 14P

The following diagram shows a four-step process that begins with Operation 1 and ends with Operation 4. The rates shown in each box represent the effective capacity of that operation.

a. Determine the capacity of this process.

b. Which action would yield the greatest increase in process capacity. (1) increase the capacity of Operation 1 by 15 percent, (2) increase the capacity of Operation 2 by 10 percent; or (3) increase the capacity of Operation 3 by 10 percent?

Chapter 5, Problem 14P, The following diagram shows a four-step process that begins with Operation 1 and ends with Operation

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