Question

2. "In a job shop, effective capacity is only 50 percent of design capacity, and actual output is" 80 percent of effective output. What design capacity would be needed to achieve an actual output of eight jobs per week?

Answer 1

Answer:

20 jobs

Step-by-step explanation:

Given parameters

• Actual output  = 80%
• Effective capacity = 50%
• Actual job needed (actual)  = 8 jobs per week

The Utilization which is the  proportion of the available time (expressed usually as a percentage  that a piece of equipment or a system is operating is given below.

                    Utilization (util) = Actual output X Effective capacity

                      Utilization = 0.8 x 0.5 = 0.4

Design capacity is the theoretical maximum output of a system in a given period under ideal conditions is shown below

                       Design capacity = $\frac{actual}{util}$  = $\frac{8}{0.4}$ = 20 jobs