M3-C: Capacity Planning

Question 1

What is the scope of Capacity Requirement Planning?

Answer 1

check production plans real feasibility during all stages of the planning and execution

Question 2

What is the definition of capacity ?

Answer 2

The capability of any resource in a company to produce some output per time period

Question 3

how it is called capacity requirement planning when referring to long-term?

Answer 3

resource requirements planning

Question 4

what does Resource Plannings adds to the Strategic Planning?

Answer 4

Value, by validating the need and timing of capacity requirements recommending how to invest/divest capital to sustain the strategy execution

Question 5

what is the priority of RCCP?

Answer 5

analyzing the current capacity bottlenecks, in terms of machines, materials or skilled labor

Question 6

what is the scope of CRP?

Answer 6

to determine work center total load under the preliminary material requirements plan conditions, so to validate and release a feasible material requirements plan to execution and PAC

Question 7

What components of LT accounts as work center load?

Answer 7

Setup + Run components

Question 8

which are the components of LT?

Answer 8

1. Queue
2. Setup
3. Run
4. Wait
5. Transfer

Question 9

What does Queue represents?

Answer 9

a backlog of work waiting to be processed at work center