Practical Operations Management
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ISBN: 9781939297136
Author: Simpson
Publisher: HERCHER PUBLISHING,INCORPORATED
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Chapter 11, Problem 10P
Summary Introduction
Interpretation: The name of the approach that recognizes capacity constraints is to be determined
Concept Introduction: Materials Requirement Planning is a process in which planning is made for the requirement of raw material required foe manufacturing of finished product.
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Up, Up, and Away is a producer of kites and wind socks. Relevant data on the bottleneck operation in the shop for the
upcoming fiscal year are given in the following table:
Item
Demand forecast
Lot size
Standard processing time
Standard setup time
Kites
30,000 units/year
25 units
0.3 hour/unit
3.0 hours/lot
Wind Socks
10,000 units/year
70 units
0.5 hour/unit
4.0 hours/lot
The shop works two shifts per day, 8 hours per shift, 210 days per year. Currently, the company operates four
machines, and desires a 25 percent capacity cushion. How many machines should be purchased to meet the
upcoming year's demand without resorting to any short-term capacity solutions?
The number of additional machines required is. (Enter your response rounded up to the next whole number.)
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