Across different industries, there are many examples of fixed-capacity batch size production, for example:

  • Mixing vessels for food preparation
  • Aging tanks for beverages
  • Kilns for making bricks
  • Non-continuous ovens for bakeries
  • Furnaces for melting metals

These types of resource affect:

  • Process time for a Manufacturing Order
  • Costing of resources and fixed and variable overheads

The example below illustrates that, when using a fixed-capacity resource, the total time and cost will be the same regardless of whether the Manufacturing Order quantity is 1,000 KG or 750 KG. The resource time is based on a fixed time basis; therefore, the resource is used for the full fixed time, even though the second cycle is only for 250 KG.

Production Quantity Resource Fixed Time Resource Cycle Capacity No. of Cycles Total Time
1,000 KG Mixing Vessel 1 Hour 500 KG 2 2 Hours
750 KG Mixing Vessel 1 Hour 500 KG 2 2 Hours
Production Quantity Resource Hourly Rate Fixed Overhead Variable Overhead No. of Cycles Total Time Total Cost
1,000 KG Mixing Vessel 10 2 2 2 2 Hours 28
750 KG Mixing Vessel 10 2 2 2 2 Hours 28

CompuTec ProcessForce Resource with Cycles enabled, a cycle capacity, and fixed setup and run times highlighted