Capacity planning
Match capacity to forecast demand without over- or under-investing.
Capacity, quality, lean, OEE — run a manufacturing floor or service operation under pressure.
What you'll decide
KPIs you'll manage
Skills you'll build
Every Boardroom builds Operations Management judgment AND the universal decision-making skills below.
Operations Management skills
Match capacity to forecast demand without over- or under-investing.
Identify and remove waste using lean and Six Sigma principles.
Build quality into the process, not inspect it in at the end.
Use theory of constraints to lift OEE and first-pass yield.
Balance SLA delivery against cost-to-serve under live disruption.
Decide where automation pays back and where human judgment must stay.
Plus universal Boardroom skills
Spot flawed reasoning even when it comes from a confident expert.
Verify AI output rather than trust it by default — the wrong advisor mechanic IS AI-verification training.
Articulate why you made the call under time pressure, not just what you decided.
Judge decisions across cost, quality, schedule, safety, brand — not just one KPI.
Tell hard news to clients, regulators, and teams without losing credibility.
Hold duties to the public, the firm, and the profession when they pull in different directions.
Frameworks & terminology referenced
Scenarios
Hand-picked anchor dilemmas. Click to preview or request the full build.
Machine 3 dies. Repair takes until Monday. Order a rush part (£800 overnight), reroute production (15% capacity loss), or shut down and use the weekend for the planned maintenance backlog?
Your most experienced lean facilitator just resigned mid-rollout. Hire external (£90k, 3-month ramp), promote a team lead (no formal lean qualifications), or pause the rollout for 6 months?
Demand exceeded forecast by 35% for two months running. Third shift (£280k, hire 24), capex on automation (£1.2M, 9-month lead), or turn away 10% of business?
18 months into a lean transformation, mid-level managers are quietly reverting to old practices. CEO wants quarterly results. Hard reset (replace managers), patient coaching (slower), or hybrid compromise?
Also available as a Standard Sim
Multi-team Operations Management simulation. Capacity, lean, OEE under pressure. Tutor controls + assessment.
Industry settings
Industry context
The decision categories and vocabulary used in our Operations Management dilemmas are informed by the kinds of topics widely covered in these frameworks. Students preparing for chartership or apprenticeship pathways often find the format useful as independent practice material.
Note: MyEdMentor is independent simulation content. We are not endorsed by, accredited by, or affiliated with any of the named bodies. Their names are referenced here to describe content overlap only.
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Earn
Each Boardroom ends with a credibility score and badges that share to LinkedIn.
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Detective
Caught every wrong advisor.
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Sage
Strong rationales for every decision.
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Strategist
All decisions correct.
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Promoted
Hit credibility 70+. Level up.
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