Question: 2 . For a process with 3 resource pools, the following information is provided on the number of available resources in each pool, along with

2. For a process with 3 resource pools, the following information is provided on the number of available resources in each pool, along with the required time each resource needs to finish a task.
2-1. What is the capacity of each resource pool (please fill in the table below)(6 points)
Resource Pool i Unit Load (minutes per order) Number of Units in the Resource Pool Effective Capacity of a Resource Pool (Orders per hr)
A 58
B 55
C 46
2-2. What is this process effective capacity (3 points)
2-3. Which resource pool is a bottleneck? (3 points)
2-4. If the Throughput is equal to the process effective capacity that you calculated in question 2-2, what is the capacity utilization rate for the resource pool that is the bottleneck? (3 points)
2-5. If the duration of steps that are performed by resource pool 3 can be reduced from 4 minutes to 3 minutes for the task, what will be the theoretical capacity of resource pool 3?(3 points)
2-6. What will be the new effective capacity of the process in this case? (3 points)
2-7. If the process throughput is measured and turns out to be only 20 orders per hour, what type of improvement solutions should be looked into, to help improving the process throughput? Name 3 prospective solutions that have to be considered. (5 points)
Hint: Identify the type of bottleneck, and specify the diagnosis and solutions based on your identified type of bottleneck from the calculations.

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