A company produces two products, A and B, that go through a three-step sequence of fabrication, assembly, and packaging. Processing requirements for the departments (hours per unit) are:

Department capacities are all seven hours per day. The following production schedule is for the next three days:

a. Develop, for each department and day, the capacity requirements for each product and the total load for each day. Ignore changeover time between A and B. 

b. Evaluate the projected loads for each day. Is the schedule feasible? What do you suggest for balancing the load?

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Product Fabrication Assembly Packaging A 2 1.5 1 B 1. 1 1.5