Question: Answer what is being required in the problem. Fastmatic Wheels Company manufactures wheels for a 3 wheeled e-bike at the rate of 20 pcs/hr/worker. At

Answer what is being required in the problem. Fastmatic Wheels Company manufactures wheels for a 3 wheeled e-bike at the rate of 20 pcs/hr/worker. At present, the company has 18 workers equally distributed 3 shifts of 6am to 2pm , 2pm to 10pm and 10pm to 6am, with 45 min break per shift. The worker-machine ratio is 1:1. The company has 8 machines available at any given time. On week 1, all workers will be pulled out to attend a training from 12 to 6 pm for 3 days while 5 machines will be pulled out for maintenance for 2 days on same week. A client needs the 20,000 pcs of e-bikes in a months time. They operate 5 days per week. Which among the ones given below is not appropriate if the objective is to meet the demand of the client?( 5 pts)

a.

Schedule the training per shift

b.

The maximum no of machines to be pulled out should be 4 to ensure that no lost capacity will take place.

c.

None of the given answers are correct

d.

Schedule the machine pull out

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