A work center has two machines and two operators. The work center operates on two shifts and each operator works one shift at 8 hours per shift. The efficiency and utilization rates of the two machines and operators at this work center are 95% and 90%, respectively. The following table presents the work order to be completed in this work center on Friday of this week along with the information on the number of units to be produced, setup time, and the run time for each work order. Is there sufficient capacity available in this work center to complete all work orders? If not, what options would you suggest to mitigate the capacity overload?

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Setup Time (in minutes) Run Time (in minutes/unit) Work Order # # of Units 702 8. 300 0.15 15 520 700 0.10 650 3,500 0.30 830 7,500 20 0.20