A Well-Educated Operations Manager Used the Capacity Requirements Equation to Determine

question 44

Multiple Choice

A well-educated operations manager used the capacity requirements equation to determine the number of crackerbox welders to purchase for the shop, given the standard time per unit, hours available per machine, among other relevant parameters. He studied the answer, 12.6, and concluded that:

• A) he had made a mistake, since it isn't possible to purchase a fractional welder.
• B) he needed to decrease his desired capacity cushion to bring him up to an even thirteen welders.
• C) he should buy twelve welders and spend 50% more time per part to reach the 12.6 figure.
• D) he should buy twelve welders and use all of them at 5% overtime to achieve the necessary output.

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