Asked by Farid Habibi on Jun 17, 2024

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Jacquie Welkener, operations manager for ABC Technologies, must schedule work for the next five days. Each unit takes 30 minutes to process. Available capacity is 8 hours per day. The production order quantities are 12, 18, 20, 13, and 17 for Monday through Friday, respectively. What should be the production plan?

Production Plan

A detailed outline of what a company needs to produce, how much, and by when to meet customer demand.

Operations Manager

A professional responsible for overseeing, designing, and controlling the production process and business operations.

Processing Time

The amount of time required to complete a specific task or operation in a manufacturing or processing environment.

  • Estimate the completion feasibility of orders based on lead time and available inventory.
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Christopher RepizoJun 22, 2024
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Sixteen units should be produced each day. Thus, 4 units should be moved from Tuesday to Monday, 2 units should be moved from Wednesday to Tuesday, 2 units should be moved from Wednesday to Thursday, and 1 unit should be moved from Friday to Thursday.