Are the principles of waiting captured in the 23 capacity techniques of Table 4.4? Which ones? I

Are the principles of waiting captured in the 23 capacity techniques of Table 4.4? Which ones?

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I TABLE 4.4 Techniques for Increasing Short-Run Capacity 1. Increase resources 1. Use overtime 2. Add shifts 3. Employ part-time workers 4. Use floating workers 5. Lease workers and facilities 6. Subcontract II. Improve resource use 7. Overlap or stagger shifts 8. Cross-train the workers 9. Create adjustable resources 10. Share resources 11. Schedule appointments/reservations 12. Inventory output (if feasible) ahead of demand 13. Backlog or queue demand III. Modify the output 14. Standardize the output 15. Offer complementary services 16. Have the recipient do part of the work 17. Transform service operations Into Inventoriable product operations 18. Cut back on quality IV. Modify the demand 19. Partition the demand 20. Change the price 21. Change the promotion 22. Initiate a yield/revenue management system v. Do not meet demand 23. Do not supply all the demand