3. Assuming the assembly line prototype is implemented as shown in Exhibit 1, calculate the following quantities:

Process Capacity.

The maximum number of computers that can be produced in a 7.5 hour shift.

Direct Labor Content per notebook computer (i.e., the amount of time a worker actually works on a computer while it is on the assembly line).

Direct Labor Idle Time per notebook computer assembled (i.e., the amount of time workers are idle per computer assembled).

Inventory on the assembly line. 6

Flow Time for a notebook computer. (Note that Station 9 is somewhat more complex than the others. Two facts are important: (1) software loading does not require an operator and (2) Station 9 occupies three spaces on the line. Because the conveyor belt moves continuously, a given computer therefore spends three times as long in Station 9 as in the other stations. The worker for Station 9 moves as needed among the three computers within Station 9 to perform the tasks requiring an operator.)

LCD= liquid crystal display HDD= hard disk drive PCB= printed circuit board FPD= floppy disk drive CPU= central processing unit 14 Assumes all workers on line are experienced full-time workers