Question

Omatic Tech Ebike is producing wheels for a 3 wheeled e-bike at the rate of 2 pcs/hr/worker. At present, the company has 18 workers equally distributed 3 shifts of 6am to 2pm , 2pm to 10pm and 10pm to 6am, with 45 min break per shift. The worker-machine ratio is 1:1. The company has 8 machines available at any given time. They operate 5 days per week.  

Multiple Choice:

A. How cam maximum capacity for a week be computed? ( 5pts )

a.       No of workers x No of Shifts X Rate x No of Days x No of Weeks

b.      No of Workers x No of Shift X Working Hr x No of Days

c.       No of Workers x No of Shift X Working Hr x Rate x No of Days

X No of Weeks.

d.      None of the above

B. Relate how can the given data above help operations manager in decision making? ( 5 pts )

a.       Data can lead to solving the maximum capacity at a given period which allows operations manager to commit the deadline

b.      Data can lead to solving the maximum capacity at a given period which allows operations manager to schedule overtime when required.

c.       Data can lead to solving the maximum capacity at a given period which allows operations manager to schedule the preventive maintenance of the equipment.

d.      All of the above.

C.   What is the lost capacity on Week 1 if 5 machines being used to produce wheels are on preventive maintenance for 3 days (5 pts) ?

a.       2000 pcs

b.      1290 pcs

c.       650 pcs

d.      None of the above

D. How much fully assembled e-bikes can they deliver in 1 month? ( 5pts)

a.       10,000 e bikes

b.      5,000 ebikes

c.       1900 ebikes

d.      None of the above

E. What can you recommend to ensure delivery of the e bikes on time? ( 5 pts )

a.       Ensure that preventive maintenance is properly scheduled.

b.      Monitor closely the operations.

c.       Motivate employees

d.      All of the above

Answer 1

A. The answer is d - None of the above. The formula to calculate the weekly capacity is : No of Workers x No of Shift X Working Hr x Rate x No of Days

Option a is incorrect since we are not taking the Working Hours to factor in the 45 minutes break

Option b is incorrect since the rate of production is not factored

Option c may seem to be correct but since we have to calculate weekly capacity then No of weeks is not required to be factored and is redundant

B. The asnwer is b Data can lead to solving the maximum capacity at a given period which allows operations manager to schedule overtime when required.

If demand is higher than scheduled weekly capacity then this data can be used to schedule overtime to meet the demand requirements

C. The answer is d.None of the above

D.The answer is d.None of the above

E.The answer is d. All of the above