An assembly line requires two components: Gadjits and widgets. Gadjits are produced by center 1 and widjets
Question:
An assembly line requires two components: Gadjits and widgets. Gadjits are produced by center 1 and widjets produced by center 2. Each unit of the end item, called a jit-together, requires 3 gadjits and 2 widjets. The daily production quota of the assembly line is 775 jittogethers. The container for gadjits holds 70 units. The policy variable for center 1 is set at 0.07. The average waiting time for a container of gadjits is 0.08 day, and 0.07 day is needed to produce a container. The container for widgets holds 40 units and the policy variable for center 2 is 0.06. The average waiting time per container of widgets is 0.16 day, and the time required to process a container is 0.16 day. How many containers are needed for gadjits?
Operations management processes and supply chain
ISBN: 978-0136065760
9th edition
Authors: Lee J Krajewski, Larry P Ritzman, Manoj K Malhotra