$3$

Question $2(23$ pts$)$: HealthPlus Inc is producing nebulizers following the process chart given below.

Activity times and number of workers at each activity step are given on the chart. Assume a steady

process and answer the following questions.

a$)(8$ pts$)$ What is the maximum number of nebulizers that can be produced in an $8-$hour workday?

b$)(7$ pts$)$ If the company would like to produce $480$ nebulizers in an $8-$hour workday, how many

additional workers we need to hire for each activity? $($Assume that company can hire full time

workers only$)$

c$)(8$ pts$)$ HealthPlus also manufactures blood pressure monitors. There are two types of monitors:

manual and automatic, and both types are produced using a single dedicated resource pool of $7$

workers. $($Nebulizer and monitor productions are independent$).$ Chart given below provides

information on monitor production. Calculate the maximum number of monitors that can be produced

in an $8-$hour day, given $70$ percent of the monitors are manual and the rest is automatic.

Monitor

Processing time

per monitor

Setup time per

batch Batch size

Manual $0\mathrm{.}25$ hours $2$ hours $50$

Automatic $0\mathrm{.}50$ hours $3$ hours $75$