Question 04 The world as we know it is at a halt. This fast-pacing planet and its success hungry people have been put on hold. With so much advancement in all sectors of science, we are still struggling to find an actual cure for this worldwide pandemic. People are stuck at home doing all the work that they would have to do in the outside world. Amidst all these negatives, a positive in this pandemic is the evolution of online platform. One of the stores that popped up in the crowd is Hot Pan, a groundbreaking cloud kitchen that sells pizza at doorstep until 4 am. Now answer the following, If you want to compete with an online cloud kitchen like them. Explain the process and facility layout design that you would like to choose for your business operation to be competitive in the market?  What are the advantages you expect to enjoy by using the process and facility layout design you have selected in questions (a)?  What are the disadvantages of other processes and facility layout designs that influenced you to reject them for your business operation?  Explain the factors that could possibly affect the design capacity, effective capacity and actual output of your business operation?  What will be the design capacity, effective capacity and actual out for your business operation (daily/monthly/annually)?

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The world as we know it is at a halt. This fast-pacing planet and its success hungry people have been put on hold. With so much advancement in all sectors of science, we are still struggling to find an actual cure for this worldwide pandemic. People are stuck at home doing all the work that they would have to do in the outside world. Amidst all these negatives, a positive in this pandemic is the evolution of online platform. One of the stores that popped up in the crowd is Hot Pan, a groundbreaking cloud kitchen that sells pizza at doorstep until 4 am. Now answer the following,

  1. If you want to compete with an online cloud kitchen like them. Explain the process and facility layout design that you would like to choose for your business operation to be competitive in the market? 
  2. What are the advantages you expect to enjoy by using the process and facility layout design you have selected in questions (a)? 
  3. What are the disadvantages of other processes and facility layout designs that influenced you to reject them for your business operation? 
  4. Explain the factors that could possibly affect the design capacity, effective capacity and actual output of your business operation? 
  5. What will be the design capacity, effective capacity and actual out for your business operation (daily/monthly/annually)?

 

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