You have run a capacity analysis (called a resource profile) on your shop; specifically you have calculated the load factor for resources NC5, X, W2 & 3BZ. The capacity resource profile tells you that resource NC5 is scheduled at 95 percent of capacity, resource X at 80% of capacity, resource W2 at 130% of capacity and resource 3BZ at just over 100% of capacity.

Assuming that the data we used to calculate the capacity resource profile was reasonably accurate, what should we expect to find when we go out to the shop (choose all that apply)?

a. Large piles of inventory in front of resource W2.

b. Large piles of inventory in front of resource 3BZ.

c. Large piles of inventory in front of resource NC5.

d. You would hope to see large batch sizes on resource X; relative to other steps in the process.

e. More idle time at resource 3BZ than at resource W2.

f. More idle time at resource X than at resource 3BZ.