Little Field Technologies: Capacity Management Game
Little Field Technologies
Capacity Management Game
In the Capacity Management game, students can buy and sell machines at each of the three workstations. They can also change the way Station 2 (the testing station) is scheduled. They can choose first-in-first-out (FIFO), give priority to step 2 or give priority to step 4. The purpose of this assignment is for students to utilize queuing concepts and forecasting methods to manage capacity. This game takes 7 days.
In the simulation, customer demand is random and the students are told that demand is expected to grow at a linear rate for the first several months, stabilize, and then decline at roughly a linear rate. Customer orders that are not filled within the quoted lead time incur a late
Capacity Management Game
In the Capacity Management game, students can buy and sell machines at each of the three workstations. They can also change the way Station 2 (the testing station) is scheduled. They can choose first-in-first-out (FIFO), give priority to step 2 or give priority to step 4. The purpose of this assignment is for students to utilize queuing concepts and forecasting methods to manage capacity. This game takes 7 days.
In the simulation, customer demand is random and the students are told that demand is expected to grow at a linear rate for the first several months, stabilize, and then decline at roughly a linear rate. Customer orders that are not filled within the quoted lead time incur a late