MGMT$-6081$ Operations Management

Module $9$

Amy gets home from classes around $5$pm each day and can only reasonably work on

her studies until midnight. She usually watches an hour of television to relax, works out

for $30$ minutes and takes $30$ minutes to eat dinner. She has found that if she takes a $5-$

minutes break each hour, she can remain more focused. Today she feels $80\%$ on task.

Homework for the evening includes two $(2)$ critical analyses to Government, one $(1)$

thesis for Canadian Lit, and three $(3)$ French translations. Setup time includes time

spent online gathering resources and finding reference books around the apartment.

Show all steps, calculations, and units of measure.

a$.$ What is Amy$$s effective capacity to do work this evening?

b$.$ What is her load percent?

c$.$ How would you suggest she adjust her capacity to complete her tasks on time?

Tasks Setup Time Processing Time per

Task

Government $15$ minutes $40$ minutes

Canadian Lit $30$ minutes $120$ minutes

French $10$ minutes $30$ minutes

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