Assignment 1 (30%)
Purpose
1. Understand and apply efficiency and effectiveness operational measures.
2. Relate Capacity Management to own work environment.
Assignment Guidelines
Question 1
In a typical 7-day period, the planning department of the pizza company programs its “Pizzamatic” machine for 148 hours. It knows that changeovers and set-ups take 8 hours and breakdowns average 4 hours each week. Waiting for ingredients to be delivered usually accounts for 6 hours, during which the machine cannot work. When the machine is running, it averages 87% of its design speed. An inspection has revealed that 2% of the pizzas processed by the machine are not up to the company’s quality standard. Calculate the OEE of the “Pizzamatic” machine. – 10% – No suggested word count
Question 2
Describe the importance of Capacity Management within your own organisation and set out how demand and capacity are synchronised to optimise overall performance- 20%
600 words
Assignment 2 (30%)
Purpose
This assignment is designed to examine the implications that flow from demand management initiatives
Assignment Guidelines
Question 1
A lawnmower manufacturer has a demand forecast for the next 12 months as shown in the table below. The current workforce of 100 staff can produce 1,500 lawnmowers per month. Lawnmowers must be stored at ground level and need space of 2 metres x 1.5 metres each. –
(a) Prepare a production plan that keeps the output level and fully utilises the workforce. What is the maximum warehouse space required under this plan ? -5% No word count
(b) Prepare a demand chase plan. What implications would this have for staffing levels, assuming that the maximum amount of overtime would result in production levels of only 10% higher than for normal hours ? Comment on the feasibility of implementing your plan –15% 500 words
Lawnmower Demand Forecast
Month
Demand Forecast ( mowers/month)
January
600
February
800
March
1,000
April
1,500
May
2,000
June
1,700
July
1,200
August
1,100
September
900
October
2,500
November
3,200
December
900
Question 2
Give two examples of Queueing management that you have experienced as a customer and relate them to the factors we covered in the lecture -10% 500 words
Assignment 3 (40%)
Assignment Guidelines
A successful business needs to be responsive to customer demand and yet has to do so effectively and efficiently, in order to remain profitable.
Discuss the complexities that can arise in capacity and demand matching for multi-tier supply-chains and suggest strategies to improve effectiveness – how does this relate to your own supply-chain situation ?
Where overall supply chain surplus is relatively low, suggest strategies to ensure that all members receive appropriate rewards, providing suitable examples.
(800 words)
