BUS 644 Ashford Complete Week 4 DQs & Assignment
BUS 644 Week 4
Week 4 DQ 1 Process Selection: Product Design and Capacity:How is process selection related to product design and capacity determination? Your initial post should be 200-250 words.
Week 4 DQ 2 Monique Food Processing Company and Capacity: Read Problem 6: The Monique Food Processing Company in Chapter 8 of your text.
Monique Food Processing Company produces light snacks that can be heated in a microwave. The following steps are included in the process: Steps
Description
Capacity (Units/Hour)
1
Prepare food
200
2
Measure and place in plastic pouch
175
3
Prepare cardboard box
200
4
Insert pouch into box
300
5
Shrink-wrap box
200
Week 4 Assignment – Beck Manufacturing and Plant Capacity:
Read the Beck Manufacturing case study in Chapter 8 of your text. Answer questions one through three in a two- to- four page paper in accordance with APA guidelines as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
a. Calculate the capacity of each machine center and the capacity of the system.
b. If Beck wants to expand capacity, where should he focus the companys efforts? How much extra capacity can he get without causing another operation to become the bottleneck?
c. How may Mr. Beck expand capacity without purchasing new equipment? Be specific.
Your paper should be in paragraph form (avoid the use of bullet points), and supported with any formulas, calculations, and concepts outlined in your text. Do not include the original questions of the assignment in the paper.
Carefully review the Grading Rubric for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.