What the maximum number jobs per day an individual machine at each station can process (i.e., what is
the capacity of machines at each station)?
Resources
Machine at Station 1
Machine at Station 2
Machine at Station 3
Number of Kits
2
2
2
Utilization
20%
14%
39%
Capacity
2=.20x, x=10units/day
2= .14x, x= 14
2= .39, x= 5
How many machines you would need at each station to meet the demand at peak level (after day 180)?
Resources
Demand at peak level
Capacity per machine
Machine at Station 1
Machine at Station 2
Machine at Station 3
26
26
26
10 kits/day
14 kits/day
5 kits/day
# of resources needed
to meet demand
(rounded up)
26/10= 3
26/14= 2
26/5= 6