Capacity Planning Flashcards
1
Q
Lead strategy
A
add capacity with anticipation of increase in demand
aggressive
used to obtain customers from competitors
2
Q
Lag strategy
A
add capacity after reaching full demand
3
Q
match strategy
A
add capacity in small amounts
4
Q
adjustment strategy
A
add/reduce in small/large amounts
5
Q
product oriented layout
A
used for high demand for same/similar products
6
Q
process oriented layout
A
used to produce many different products with same layout
7
Q
3 ways to manage demand of services
A
make enough capacity to meet max demand
manage demand to be used off peak
don’t satisfy all demand
8
Q
utilization
A
output/design capacity
9
Q
efficiency
A
output/effective capacity
10
Q
TOC
A
theory of constraints
identify/overcome bottleneck
