Chapter $4-$ Capacity Planning:

Macon Controls produces three different types of control units used to protect industrial equipment from

CAPACITY INFORMATION FOR MACON CONTROLS

a$).$ machines are required to meet minimum $($pessimistic$)$ demand, machines are required to meet expected demand, and machines are required to meet maximum $($optimistic$)$ demand.

b$).$ machines are required to meet minimum $($pessimistic$)$ demand, machines are required to meet expected demand, and machines are required to meet maximum $($optimistic$)$ demand if the operations manager decides to double lot sizes.

c$).$ If the operations manager has three machines and believes that the plant can reduce setup time by $20$ percent through process improvement initiatives, Total Time Required for Pessimistic Scenario is minutes, Total Time Required for Expected Scenario is minutes, Total Time Required for Optimistic Scenario is minutes.