Theory of Constraints Chemical Products Company (CPC) produces a variety of chemicals— primarily adhesives, lubricants, and polymers—for industrial use by manufacturers to produce plastics and other...

Theory of Constraints Chemical Products Company (CPC) produces a variety of chemicals— primarily adhesives, lubricants, and polymers—for industrial use by manufacturers to produce plastics and other compounds. Don Leo, the production vice president, has been informed of a disturbing trend of increasing customer complaints regarding late deliveries from the Canton, Kentucky, plant. The Canton plant is one of the firm’s newest and most modern plants and is dedicated to the manufacture of two products, Polymer 1 and Polymer 2. Don has downloaded some incomplete recent information about the Canton plant onto his laptop; he plans to analyze the information in the hour or so he has before his next meeting of the CPC executive committee. He is concerned that some comments will be made about the problems at Canton, and he wants to have an idea of how to respond. Because CPC views Polymer 1 and Polymer 2 as very promising in terms of both sales and profit potential, the news of these problems is likely to spark some comment. The data downloaded by Don are as follows:

Required 1. Which of the activities is the constraint?  2. Using the constraint identified in requirement 1, calculate the throughput margin per hour for each product.  3.  Given the results to requirements 1 and 2, how of each product should be produced?