A company produces two very' similar products, A and B, that go through a three-step sequence of fabrication, assembly, and packaging. Each step requires one day for a lot to be completely processed and moved to the next department. Processing requirements for the departments (hours per unit) are:

Department capacities are all 700 hours of labour and 500 hours of machine time per day. The following production schedule is for the next three days:

a. Develop, for each department and day, the capacity requirements for each product and the total load for each day. Ignore changeover time between A and B.
b. Evaluate the projected loads for each day. Is the schedule feasible? What do you suggest for balancing the load?