Question

Theory of Constraints Production of a product includes four (4) processes. Each process has a capacity. The work day is Work day (Hours) long. Which process is the constraint on production? How much can be produced in a working day? Use the data on the spreadsheet to make your calculation. Note: Provide all answers to two decimal places. For example 3 enter as 3.00 and 24 as 24.00

Process 1 Capacity per hour 5.10

Process 2 Capacity per hour 8.05

Process 3 Capacity per hour 3.72

Process 4 Capacity per hour 9.54

Workday (Hours) 9 Constraint Total Capacity per work day

Answer 1

The production of a product takes place in 4 processes as shown.

A constraint is a process that slows the overall production process because it has the minimum production capacity per hour.

It can be seen that Process 3 has the minimum capacity (3.72 per hour) of all the processes. Therefore, Process 3 is the constraint on production.

The overall capacity of the process is equal to capacity of the constraint.

The overall process capacity = 3.72 products per hour

Therefore, if there are 9 working days in a day.

Daily production = 9 × 3.72

Daily production = 33.48 products