This is an Enterprise Project. It is a follow on assignment. Please use the attachment titled Assignment 1. Submit Assignment 2 of the Enterprise Project, inclusive of Assignment 1. Improvements to previously submitted work are encouraged.
Part A:
1. Assign capacity measures to the process flow chart for your enterprise, using this information:
a. Identify the limiting bottlenecks and slack elements (excess capacity) within the process.
b. Compare your firm’s present capacity with anticipated demand over the next year.
c. Discuss the concept of capacity balance as it relates to your firm (i.e. how do you achieve/maintain capacity balance throughout an annual production cycle?).
2. Using the data above, explain how you will adjust to accommodate the following:
a. A uniform increase of 50% in demand over the next one-year period.
b. A uniform decrease of 50% in demand over the next one-year period.
Part B:
1. Explain how the approaches to production planning listed below relate to your firm:
o Modulating Capacity
o Inventory (or Service Delivery) Buffers
o Managing Demand
2. Discuss worker information requirements within your firm. (Consider both inputs and outputs).
3. Relate the following resources to your firm in terms of their level of importance:
• Technology
• Time