Question: 1.The unit load for each resource pool is provided in the table below in terms of minutes per order. Use the table below and fill
1.The unit load for each resource pool is provided in the table below in terms of minutes per order. Use the table below and fill in the blank cells, which means to calculate the hourly effective capacity of the 3 resource pools in this process (don't forget to convert the units to match the others in your formula) (9 points)
Resource Pool
Unit Load
(minutes per order)
Number of Units in
the Resource Pool
Effective Capacity of a Resource Pool
(orders per hour)
Warehouse
24
2
Fulfillment Center
20
2
Print Shop
15
1
Hint: Unit load is the required time to handle one flow unit by one resource unit). The unit load refers to the total time spent by that resource on each flow unit, and the value in the table below is the summation of durations for all the steps each resource pool takes care of (For example, you can assume that the Warehouse staff have to spend a total of 24 minutes per order.
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