Homework
Q1.) After read chapter 11, I got the knowledge about strategic capacity planning that can be summarized as follow:
® Capacity is the maximum rate of output.
® Capacity utilization is equal capacity used/best operating level.
® Best operating level is capacity for which the process was designed (effective or maximum capacityàmaximize output and minimize ware).
® Capacity Flexibility is the having of ability to respond rapidly to demand volume changes and product mix changes. It is including Flexible plants, Flexible processes and Flexible workers.
® Determining Capacity Requirements has three main steps: Forecast sales within each individual product line, Calculate equipment and labor requirements to meet the forecasts and Project equipment and labor availability over the planning horizon.
We have got any theory and knowledge from the textbook we read but it is not only read and forget its. We should understand it because we will remember it longer. Moreover, we should think and bring it to apply in the real situation. So, the idea of apply to real situation that I got from your lecture is Competitiveness. We have to operate the real case and operation plan, adopt strategy, increase capacity, and manage to match to customer need. Then, I will go on to the progress as apply in case of Thailand (in the Q2).
Q2.) In case of Thailand, I will focus on the agricultural area because Thailand is the agricultural country. Thai farmer have met many problem for long time ago, in my view, I think that because of we not have good management on its. We try to become industrial country and unconcern about our background. Why we not increase our capacity in term of agriculture to become powerful country in Southeast Asia. In the idea of competitiveness, Thai should improve the quality of our products, improve the service of delivery (increase speed) and meet with customer need (satisfaction). Actually, the most important thing we should improve is our human resource. I think the best way to develop is education.