Question: 1. Analyze the current process. Using the process flow map, mark the capacity and utilization of each of the resources. Show the flows of wet

1. Analyze the current process. Using the process flow map, mark the capacity and utilization of each of the resources. Show the flows of wet and dry berries separately. (20 points)

1. Analyze the current process. Using the process flow map, mark the

Some additional information about National Cranberry follows. Not necessarily all of this information is relevant to your answers. You may assume that:

On an average busy day, 18000 bbl arrive over the 12-hr period. This is based on a typical day in September.

Process is approximately a continuous flow type.

Wet berries are 75% of all berries.

Holding bins 17-24 are dedicated to wet berries.

Capacity of the dumpers is 3,000 bbl / hr (it takes on average 7.5 minutes to dump a truck, a truck holds on average 75 bbl so, from Little's Law, each dumper will take 600 bbl/hr).

Drivers are paid $10/hr.

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