Supply Chain Management

Question 1

In a typical 7-day period, the planning department of the pizza company programs its “Pizzamatic” machine for 148 hours. It knows that changeovers and set-ups take 8 hours and breakdowns average 4 hours each week. Waiting for ingredients to be delivered usually accounts for 6 hours, during which the machine cannot work. When the machine is running, it averages 87% of its design speed. An inspection has revealed that 2% of the pizzas processed by the machine are not up to the company’s quality standard. Calculate the OEE of the “Pizzamatic” machine. – 10% – (No suggested word count)

Question 2
Describe the importance of Capacity Management within your own organisation and set out how demand and capacity are synchronised to optimise overall performance- 20% (600 words) Submission: File Naming and Format Type up your assignment and name the file according to this example: Assignment-Firstname-Lastname Include your name, student ID, module title and code on the cover page. Submit your assignment file via the Brightspace Assignment tool on this module.