Operations Management
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To identify: If the given statement is true or false regarding bottleneck.
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The resource with the largest total demand rate is the bottleneck. True or false?a. Trueb. False
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- The batch size is tripled on a resource that has a setup time. What is the likely impact onthe resource’s capacity?a. Decrease by 1/3 c. Increase by less than 300 percentb. Decrease by less than 1/3 d. Increase by 300 percentarrow_forward. A resource has an implied utilization of 150 percent. This is the highest implied utilization in the process. This means that the resource is the bottleneck. True or false?a. Trueb. Falsearrow_forwardBalancing a process with a fixed sequence of activities will achieve a higher averagelabor utilization than balancing a process with no fixed sequence of activities. True orfalse?a. Trueb. Falsearrow_forward
- In a worker paced assembly line, consider a situation where the daily requirement has suddenly increased. Which of the following statements will be true?arrow_forwardA department works one 8-hour shift, 250 days a year, and has these figures for usage of amachine that is currently being considered:ProductAnnualDemandStandard ProcessingTime per Unit (hr)Processing TimeNeeded (hr)1 400 5.0 2,0002 300 8.0 2,4003 700 2.0 1,4005,800Units of capacity needed = Processing time needed ___________________________ Processing time capacity per unit (5–3)Working one 8-hour shift 250 days a year provides an annual capacity of 8 × 250 =2,000 hours per year. Consequently, three of these machines would be needed to handle therequired volume:5,800 hours __________________ 2,000arrow_forwardAn intermittent processing can take the form of batch processing or a a job shop. O a. TRUE Ob FALSEarrow_forward
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