The Puffy Pillow Company manufactures high-quality pillows at their facility in Frostbite Falls, Minnesota. The process...

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The Puffy Pillow Company manufactures high-quality pillows at their facility in Frostbite Falls, Minnesota. The process involves three distinct departments: Cutting, Stuffing, and Sewing. Jamie Kleca-Holse is the Manufacturing Manager for Puffy Pillow (or "PufCo," as it is called). She has developed a monthly production plan for the next half year: Month Planned Production (units) 1 65,000 Department Cutting Stuffing Sewing Time required per pillow (hours) 2 72,000 Jamie has also collected some data about each of the production departments: Total Production Hours Available (monthly) 25 45 .85 3 74,000 4 71,000 48,000 58,000 80,000 6 5 80,000 82,000 Jamie needs to assess the capacity implications that the monthly production plan holds for her facilities. Please answer the following questions concerning her situation. a) Calculate the projected monthly capacity utilization (as a percentage of production hours available) for each of the three departments. b) Which department is of greatest concern for Jamie? Why? Five sentences or less, please. c) Please suggest two ways that Jamie might be able to respond to her capacity concerns. Five sentences or less, please. The Puffy Pillow Company manufactures high-quality pillows at their facility in Frostbite Falls, Minnesota. The process involves three distinct departments: Cutting, Stuffing, and Sewing. Jamie Kleca-Holse is the Manufacturing Manager for Puffy Pillow (or "PufCo," as it is called). She has developed a monthly production plan for the next half year: Month Planned Production (units) 1 65,000 Department Cutting Stuffing Sewing Time required per pillow (hours) 2 72,000 Jamie has also collected some data about each of the production departments: Total Production Hours Available (monthly) 25 45 .85 3 74,000 4 71,000 48,000 58,000 80,000 6 5 80,000 82,000 Jamie needs to assess the capacity implications that the monthly production plan holds for her facilities. Please answer the following questions concerning her situation. a) Calculate the projected monthly capacity utilization (as a percentage of production hours available) for each of the three departments. b) Which department is of greatest concern for Jamie? Why? Five sentences or less, please. c) Please suggest two ways that Jamie might be able to respond to her capacity concerns. Five sentences or less, please.