A process currently services an average of 55 customers per day. Observations in recent weeks show that its utilization is about 90 percent, allowing for just a 10 percent capacity cushion. If demand is expected to be 85 percent of the current level in five years and management wants to have a capacity cushion of just 5 percent, what capacity requirement should be planned? Part 2 The needed capacity requirement is enter your response here customers per day. (Enter your response rounded up to the next whole number.)

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A process currently services an average of 55 customers per day. Observations in recent weeks show that its utilization is about 90 percent, allowing for just a 10 percent capacity cushion. If demand is expected to be 85 percent of the current level in five years and management wants to have a capacity cushion of just 5 percent, what capacity requirement should be planned? Part 2 The needed capacity requirement is enter your response here customers per day. (Enter your response rounded up to the next whole number.)
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A process currently services an average of 55 customers per day. Observations in recent weeks show that its utilization is about 90 percent, allowing for just a 10
percent capacity cushion. If demand is expected to be 85 percent of the current level in five years and management wants to have a capacity cushion of just 5
percent, what capacity requirement should be planned?
The needed capacity requirement is
customers per day. (Enter your response rounded up to the next whole number.)
Plan.
Transcribed Image Text:Partial Crec A process currently services an average of 55 customers per day. Observations in recent weeks show that its utilization is about 90 percent, allowing for just a 10 percent capacity cushion. If demand is expected to be 85 percent of the current level in five years and management wants to have a capacity cushion of just 5 percent, what capacity requirement should be planned? The needed capacity requirement is customers per day. (Enter your response rounded up to the next whole number.) Plan.
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Expected Demand Rate= 85% = 0.85Current service rate= 55 customers/dayCurrent Utilization = 90% = 0.90Utilization required = (100%- Capacity cushion) = (100-5) = 95% = 0.95

 

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