Process Step Operation Unit Load $($hours$/$unit$)$ Effective Capacity of the operation $($units$/$hour$)$ # of Workstations Effective Capacity of Resource Pool $($units$/$hour$)$

Final Assembly $50\mathrm{.}2006$

Test $80\mathrm{.}1259$

The table above shows the average processing time $($unit load$),$ effective capacity $($units$/$hour$),$ and # of workstations available for the Final Assembly and Testing steps required for producing product $1512$X$.$

If the existing customer demand for product $1512$X averages out to approximately $1\mathrm{.}00$ unit per hour, then $...$

Q$1.$

The overall process $("$will$"$ or "will not"$)$

be able to keep up with customer demand.

Q$2.$

The V$.$P$.$ of Marketing has communicated an expected increase in demand for the $1512$X product for the next several months which works out to be an average of $1\mathrm{.}75$ units$/$hour$.$

Due to a recent "hiring freeze" you must focus on the NVA $($waste$)$ within both of these process steps in order to reduce unit loads and match their capacity with demand. You calculate $($rounded to $1$ decimal place$)$ that you need to reduce the Final Assembly unit load by

hours in order to meet customer demand.