MGSC 395 EXAM 2 STUDY GUIDE

MGSC 395 EXAM 2 STUDY GUIDE CHAP 5 Calculate the capacity for a process Capacity  Maximum rate of output of a process or system Calculate the throughput time for a process route (Page 183) Throughput  The total elapse time from the start to the finish of the job Know and understand the bottleneck Bottleneck  A capacity constraint resource (CCR) whose available capacity limits the organization’s ability to meet the product volume, product mix, or demand fluctuation required by the marketplace  Constraint- any factor that limits the performance of a system and restricts its output A workstation in process is a bottleneck if: 1. It has the highest total time per unit processed, 2. It has the highest average utilization and total workload, or 3. A reduction of even a single minute in its processing time would reduce the average throughput time for the entire process Calculate the average capacity per hour for the process if a percent went one route and another percent went another route Using traditional method, in wh