• Calculate the minimum and maximum cycle time
• Calculate the output rate
• Identify what type of process in reference to table 6.1 on page 248
• Identify the bottleneck
• Identify capacity concerns
• Identify any improvement ideas

5 min 15 min Preparation Start Meal Wash vegetable Defrost Meat Defrost? Yes No Marinate Marinate Meat Flavor? 25 min Cook Cook Meat Plate steak Finish 15 min 2 min minimum cycle time: 25 min (Marinate Meat) maximum cycle time: 5+15+25+15+2= 62 min (total task time) output rate: Job Shop Batch Repetitive/ Assembly Continuous Description Customized goods or services Standardized goods or services Highly standardized goods or services Semi-standardized goods or services Flexibility; easy to add or change products or services Moderate cost per unit, moderate scheduling complexity Low unit cost, high volume, efficient Advantages Able to handle a wide variety of work Disadvantages Slow, high cost per unit, complex planning and scheduling Very efficient, very high volume Low flexibility, high cost of downtime Very rigid, lack of variety, costly to change, very high cost of downtime