Wheaton Case
QSO 600
OPERATIONS
MANAGEMENT
MODULE 9
9-2 CASE STUDY: FLUSHING IT DOWN THE DRAIN
SUBMITTED TO: MR. J. CLEVER
SUBMITTED BY: ABHILEKHA ADAPA
Southern New Hampshire University, NH
Wheaton Sanitary District is situated in Wheaton, IL and was made in 1925 .Their creation was a result of the Sanitary District Act of 1917. As an administration association, they are in charge of the treatment of all sewage water; for watering system. The administration of this water happens in little and expansive territories.
Capacity
The measure of required resources that are reasonable to complete the distributed work or task is called capacity. While discussing a wastewater treatment plant capacity, deals with the capacity of workplaces …show more content…
At most extreme three pumps can be worked at the same time for a greatest flow of 45 MGD.
Peak demand request are dealt by Wheaton Sanitary District by keeping recourses at their most elevated levels for both equipment and man-power. They have four screw pumps, which work autonomously. In any case, in the midst of top season each of the four could be in operation.
Wheaton is set up for peak requests by permitting remote access to the control framework with a specific end goal to add extra pumps when expected to meet extra flow. This project is called SCADA-supervisory control and acquisition data system (Wheaton Sanitary District, 2015).
This keeps the cost of labor at the very least while keeping the plant good to go for changes sought after.
Quantitative Analysis
Find the below information, collected from the Wheaton website. Observations made are as below:
• Peak Demand appears to happen in the spring months of April-June starting in 2013. This could be because of the increased utilization of water to revive nearby landscapes after the winter month have finished. With the office situated in Illinois the season change corresponds with this course of
OPERATIONS
MANAGEMENT
MODULE 9
9-2 CASE STUDY: FLUSHING IT DOWN THE DRAIN
SUBMITTED TO: MR. J. CLEVER
SUBMITTED BY: ABHILEKHA ADAPA
Southern New Hampshire University, NH
Wheaton Sanitary District is situated in Wheaton, IL and was made in 1925 .Their creation was a result of the Sanitary District Act of 1917. As an administration association, they are in charge of the treatment of all sewage water; for watering system. The administration of this water happens in little and expansive territories.
Capacity
The measure of required resources that are reasonable to complete the distributed work or task is called capacity. While discussing a wastewater treatment plant capacity, deals with the capacity of workplaces …show more content…
At most extreme three pumps can be worked at the same time for a greatest flow of 45 MGD.
Peak demand request are dealt by Wheaton Sanitary District by keeping recourses at their most elevated levels for both equipment and man-power. They have four screw pumps, which work autonomously. In any case, in the midst of top season each of the four could be in operation.
Wheaton is set up for peak requests by permitting remote access to the control framework with a specific end goal to add extra pumps when expected to meet extra flow. This project is called SCADA-supervisory control and acquisition data system (Wheaton Sanitary District, 2015).
This keeps the cost of labor at the very least while keeping the plant good to go for changes sought after.
Quantitative Analysis
Find the below information, collected from the Wheaton website. Observations made are as below:
• Peak Demand appears to happen in the spring months of April-June starting in 2013. This could be because of the increased utilization of water to revive nearby landscapes after the winter month have finished. With the office situated in Illinois the season change corresponds with this course of