Albatross Anchor

Capacity flexibility means having the ability to rapidly increase or decrease production levels, or to shift production capacity quickly from one product or service to another.

So now the issue left that if the company cannot avoid small shipments then how to minimize the cost associated to the shipment of such small shipments. As of now the company is using a freight forwarder which consolidates small shipments to fill 20-feet or 40-feet containers.

The table 8 demonstrated how was the delivery of service by AFRICEL-TEMPO to his customers which came out with a conclusion that 36.5% of customers preferred the delivery of services as fairly good, the rest 32.6% of the respondents said that the delivery of service was good, 13.5% of the respondents said that the delivery of service by AFRICEL-TEMPO was excellent, 13.9% of respondents said that it was fair and 3.5% of the respondents said that it was poor.

The current facility layout for Albatross is inefficient for several reasons. The current flows of work, materials, receiving/shipping are not grouped together. Albatross can reduce manufacturing costs and improve profitability by improving the plant layout. Product layout would be the most beneficial for Albatross Anchors. This type of layout is an assembly line and workers have their stations with tools, materials to complete the manufacturing process for the anchors. Once the anchors have been manufactured, shipping them to a warehouse for storage is the most effective way. Product layout has a sequential arrangement of manufacturing processes, a continuous mass production and assembly,

These activities have a time set when they can be performed. They have divided morning to receive delivery from 4am to 12pm; all deliveries are done on a schedule, as well as pickups, pick up activities begin at 12pm. This is to increase efficiency of the location and the use of resources, thus reducing the chance of error and process flows. In addition, order placement is another key process. All IHC facilities must have their entire orders placed by 11:00 am every day to ensure order fulfillment. One other advantage at the supply chain facility is that it is built to allow shipments to be cross-docking. So, instead of products being housed they are immediately moved to another truck to deliver to the final destination. Logistics processes in this facility are designed to make resources more efficient and allow them to eliminate costs.

(List the client problems – real or potential - with related to statement and as evidence by data to support as needed)

Capacity by definition is the maximum amount that something can hold, and in the case of

There is poor record keeping by which has lead to lose or equipment that was ordered and was never got to the internal customer, customers not being paid as at when due.

Capacity planning is a necessary function of an organization to ensure that the highest rate of output is reached through the current processes taking place within an organization. These strategically defined processes must have the ability to provide flexibility to meet future capacity demand, whether due to opportunity growth or adjustments to make decreases to maximize profits. “Capacity decisions related to a process need to be made in light of the role the process plays within the organization and the supply chain as a whole, because changing the capacity of a

4. Broken products which are effectively shipped and have to be came back can inconvenience your

The company is not performing well when compared to rival companies, but the there is room for improvement. Foremost, the falling stock prices from $30.89 to $27.52 indicate that something is amiss. I believe the fact that we launched two new vehicles has led the stock prices to decline. In addition, unfavourable economic conditions that is causing high

19. Which of the following is the correct action for a firm to take that wants to reduce demand and has insufficient capacity?

Capacity - staffing levels, material inventory, and equipment availability will determine the quantity of goods that the facility is able to produce over a given period of time

• • • • • • • Plant and warehouse location Inventory levels Production scheduling Materials management Storage Customer order processing Inwards and outwards freight and

[Process industries have an initial licensed capacity sanctioned by the government.Capacity of a facility is its limiting capability to produce an output over a period of time. Thus the annual capacity of a 2 wheeler firm is say 7lacs scoters annually. It means the production is limited to this productive capability over a period of one year.]