stage must stop because there is no place to deposit the item just completed A. Buffering B. Blocking C. Starving D. Pacing 2) According to your text‚ the most common process metric is A. productivity B. efficiency C. utilization D. throughput time 3) Declining product prices A. increase the manufacturing costs B. lower the break-point C. result in lower manufacturing costs D. increase the break-even point 4) The type of processing structure that is
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stadium‚ Govt. and Private offices and RCC construction in the rural areas the demand of coir yarn or rope has been increasing drastically. Plant Capacity: The production basis for a Tiny Unit would be as under: Working hour per day : 8 hours (1 shift) Production capacity : 2000 Kg per day. Working Days in a year : 300 days Capacity Utilization : 75% Annual production : 600 tonnes. Raw Materials: The main raw material is coconut husk. About 860 tonnes of husk are required for the production
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existing set up the dryers that process wet berries are a bottleneck at 600bbls/hr capacity. Our analysis recommends installation of 2 additional driers which will augment the drying capacity to 1000bbls/hr. This will be in line with forecast that quantity of wet berries arriving at the plant will increase in the coming time. Separator is common resource for handling both wet and dry berries with capacity of 1200bbls/hr. After installing an additional dryer facility‚ separator becomes a
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economic slump in the industry but infact to post profits year-on-year end. Capacity utilization of IndiGo airlines fleet The utilization rate of IndiGo is around 16hours a day which is infact one of the highest in the industry. Thus even without using too many airplanes‚ the airlines can provide its ferrying service to a larger number of people. On an average its passenger loads have been around 90%. High seating Capacity of aircrafts Indigo operates a fleet of 62 aircraft and has been expanding
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DE LA SALLE PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS CASE ANALYSIS “O.M. SCOTT & SONS COMPANY” SUBMITTED BY: ESTIMADA‚ ANNA GABRIELLA C. Executive Summary The O.M. Scott and Sons company was a company which first started to produce weed-free grass‚ but diversified into other products related to its product line: lawn mowers‚ fertilizers‚ and other garden paraphernalia. It encountered the problem of nationwide distribution‚ finding difficulty in the delivery of its product
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BENIHANA Our suggestion to Benihana is to expand the target market and include a young generations as well as open new chain of family friendly restaurants. Gaining younger generations market could be accomplished by development of a mix of Japanese-Chinese quick cuisine restaurants/ food courts. Younger generation is very familiar with Chinese food‚ which is affordable‚ quick and tasty. Incorporating a Japanese twist to what is already widely accepted could be a refreshing idea and take a typical
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Product Gross Margin Calculation vs. Product Contribution Margin Calculation Assigning the overhead costs to the products shows how profitable the products are after deducting all cost. However‚ it is important to find the appropriate method of overhead cost allocation. In Sippican’s case the traditional accounting method is used‚ which does not reflect the real resource usage of the different product lines. The correct method in this case would be to apply the time-driven ABC approach for cost
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the manufacturing facility is facing some problems. The standard line is competing for processing time on the same equipment as the custom line‚ which is resulting in unfinished inventory laying around the facility. The plant has run out of excess capacity and must rent expensive warehouse space. Chad must determine how to best meet the competitive priorities of both of his furniture lines in order to manage his operations most successfully. Gaps in Chad’s Operations Strategy The initiative
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Problem/Issue: The MD of Nirmal Rayon has to decide whether to expand the capacity to 7500 tonnes. The MD wants to get reliable volume forecast for the next ten few years to make the decision. Situation Analysis: i) Textile Industry: The volume forecast has been calculated using chain ratio method. The estimates given by consultant have taken the following assumptions which seem valid: a) Per capita consumption – Keeping the past scenario in mind‚ the estimate of 14.5 meters seems pretty reasonable
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GSubject: Business Strategy Case Study: Adolph Coors in the Brewing Industry Date: 10-Aug-2010 Coors was very successful in the mid 1970s. What was it’s Strategy ? Background Adolph Coors company is 113 years old with it’s major sales in Brewerage sector. In 1985‚ Beer division achieved record sales of $ 14.7 Million barrels‚ which was 13% high than the previous year‚ that too achieved at a time when Beer Sales were getting consolidated. Brewing division accounted 84% of Coor’s
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