Question: A process is accomplished in 4 sequential steps- S1, S2, S3 and S4. The lead times (in minutes) and the number of resources for every

A process is accomplished in 4 sequential steps- S1, S2, S3 and S4. The lead times (in minutes) and the number of resources for every step are indicated in the table below.

Sub-Process Time minutes No of Resources
S1 12 1
S2 8 1
S3 16 2
S4 10 1

What is the total lead time in minutes?

Assuming infinite demand, what is the process flow rate? {keep the time dimension as minutes for this, and answer in decimals)

Assuming infinite customer demand, what is the utilization of process S1? (answer in decimals)

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