SCM $315$ Summary Assignment $4$ Constraint Management

Due $11$:$59$ pm on Saturday, July $6$

Problem $1$

$1.$ Which of these stations is the bottleneck? Why? $($Make sure the units are consistent between the $4$ steps.$)$

a$.$ Station A

b$.$ Station B

c$.$ Station C

d$.$ Station D

Why:

$2.$ What is the output rate for the system $($customers $/$ hour served$)?$

a$.12$ units an hour

b$.10$ units an hour

c$.8$ units an hour

d$.5$ units an hour

Why:

$3.$ The manager wants to increase the throughput. Which step should she improve?

a$.$ Station A

b$.$ Station B

c$.$ Station C

d$.$ Station D

Why:

$4.$ How might the TOC principle # $3($Subordinate all decisions$)$ and principle # $4($elevate the bottleneck$)$ apply to this process?