Job Mix and Shifting Bottlenecks
A short metal fabrication decision problem. Use the supplied facts, commit to one action, then check your reasoning. Fictional practice; no leaderboard score is recorded.
Metal fabrication · shifting constraints
Your shop's bottleneck changes by job type. Bracket work backs up at welding; enclosure work backs up at powder coating. Each accounts for roughly half your revenue. You have budget to expand exactly one of the two.
| Given fact | Scenario data |
|---|---|
| Bracket jobs | Backlog at welding |
| Enclosure jobs | Backlog at powder coating |
| Revenue mix | About half from each job type |
| Expansion budget | One station only |