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What is the bottleneck of the process? What is the overall capacity for the process?
A. Bottleneck: Increased batch size; Overall capacity: 2600 ar
B. Bottleneck: Extrusion process; Overall capacity: 2600 ar
C. Bottleneck: Cutters; Overall capacity: 2600 gr
D. Bottleneck: Setup time reduction; Overall capacity: 2600 gr
What happens to the position of the bottleneck when the batch size is increased, and the cycle times and the setup times for each step remain unchanged?
A. The bottleneck remains unchanged
B. The bottleneck shifts to the setup time for the extrusion process
C. The bottleneck shifts to the cutters
D. The bottleneck shifts to the cycle times
If the company decides to keep the batch size at 2600 ar and instead, focus on reducing the setup time for the extrusion process, by how much must they reduce the setup time in order to meet his demand?
A. 600 hours
B. 400 hours
C. 200 hours
D. 100 hours
If they decide to invest in the set of 4 cutters, what is the demand using the standard 2600 gr batch?
A. 5200 gr
B. 3900 gr
C. 2600 gr
D. 1300 gr
What would be your recommendations for the company management?
A. Increase batch size
B. Focus on reducing setup time for extrusion process
C. Invest in additional cutters
D. All of the above