Name some examples of why effective capacity is less than design capacity.

Name some examples of why actual output is often less than effective capacity.

Explain how an operations manager works to improve actual output $($versus planned capacity$).$

Explain how an operations manager works to improve effective capacity.

Explain why managing capacity is critical to an operations manager's job.

Why is capacity planning for services more challenging than it is for goods production?

Calculate the efficiency and utilization for the following problems:

a$.$ A houseboat builder has the facilities, labor and supplies to build $10$ boats in a month. For January, he planned to build eight boats. His actual production was seven.

b$.$ A trailer manufacturer developed her process to be able to produce six trailers in a day. For Monday, she scheduled the production of five trailers, but her production operation produced four.

c$.$ An ice cream manufacturing company designed their production operations to make $22\mathrm{.}5$ gallons per hour. The production operation produces ice cream $24$ hours a day and $30$ days per month. In July, the operation plans to be shut down for two $24-$hour periods for the Fourth of July and plans for $10$ hours of type$-$change time over the month. They are planning for no maintenance hours because they scheduled those in June. During the month, they kept this planned schedule exactly, and in addition had $13$ hours of equipment breakdowns and $21$ hours of quality$-$related problems. Show your work and have the units on all of your numbers.