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SuperPro can be used to answer the
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following questions which are usually
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asked to study the annual production
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of a product in a Chemical and
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Bio-process:
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What are the required amounts of Raw
Material and Utilities?
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What is the appropriate size of Process
Equipments and Supporting utilities?
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Can the product be produced in an
existing facility or a new plant is
required?
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What is the total Capital Investment?
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What is the Manufacturing cost?
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What is the Optimum Batch size?
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How long does a single Batch take?
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How much Product can be Manufactured
in a year?
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During the course of the Batch what is
the Demand of various Resources
(e.g., Raw Materials, Labor, Utilities,
etc.)?
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What is the total amount of Resources
consumed?
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Which Process Steps or Resources constitute
the Bottleneck?
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What Changes can increase throughput?
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What is the Environmental Impact of the
process (i.e., amount and type of waste materials)?
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What Design is the BEST among several
plausible alternatives?
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