Question: Electronics Assembly Inc. is a contract manufacturer that assembles consumer electronics for a number of companies. Currently, the operations manager is assessing the capacity requirements

Electronics Assembly Inc. is a contract manufacturer that assembles consumer electronics for a number of companies. Currently, the operations manager is assessing the capacity requirements as input into a bid for a job to assemble cell phones for a major global company. The company would assemble three models of cell phones in the same assembly cell. Setup time between the phones is negligible. Electronics Assembly Inc. operates two 8-hour shifts for 275 days per year. Use the information in accompanying table to determine the capacity requirements.

Electronics Assembly Inc. is a contract manufacturer that assembles consumer

Cell Phone Demand Forecast Processing Time (minutes/phone) 15 18 16 () phones/vr Mars Saturn Neptune 15,000 8,000 12,000

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