Question: ( 1 5 % ) A feeder - selector device at one of the stations of an automated assembly machine has a feed rate f

(15%) A feeder-selector device at one of the stations of an automated assembly machine has a feed rate f=80 parts ?min and provides a throughput of one part in ten. The ideal cycle time of the assembly machine is 10 sec . The low level sensor on the feed track is set at 10 parts, and the high level sensor is set at 100 parts.
(a)(5%) How long will it take for the supply of parts to be depleted from the high level sensor to the low level sensor once the feeder-selector device is turned off?
(b)(5%) How long will it take for the parts to be re-supplied from the low level sensor to the high level sensor, on average, after the feeder-selector device is turned on?
(c)(5%) The selector in the above feeder-selector device is replaced with an orientor resulting in a feed rate of 20 parts/min. How long will it take for the parts to be resupplied from the low level sensor to the high level sensor after the feeder-orientor device is turned on?
( 1 5 % ) A feeder - selector device at one of

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