Harvard Business School

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Stonehaven, Inc.: Questions

1. & 2.) For the typical 100-pair and 10-pair batches, what are the daily capacity and manufacturing lead times within the Cutting Department, the Stitching Department, and the Lasting Department?

3.) What is the factory's daily capacity for 100 pair batches?

4.) What is the total manufacturing lead time for a 100 pair batch?

5.) How would you go about deciding on the appropriate batch size for the Stonehaven factory? What factors would you consider? How do they interrelate? (This is a conceptual question; you may wish to do some calculations, but concentrate on thinking conceptually.)

6.) Focus only on your highest priorities for improving the production process at Stonehaven's Gdansk factory (be specific). Explain why they are important. What actions do you recommend, how would you implement your recommendations, and what do you predict will be the consequences?