Question: Assembly 60min/unit Machine C 26min/unit Machine A 12min/unit Machine B 14min/unit Machine E Smin/unit Assembly 60min/unit Machine D 15min/unit Assembly 60min/unit Figure 1: Sequence of

Assembly 60min/unit Machine C 26min/unit Machine

Assembly 60min/unit Machine C 26min/unit Machine A 12min/unit Machine B 14min/unit Machine E Smin/unit Assembly 60min/unit Machine D 15min/unit Assembly 60min/unit Figure 1: Sequence of Process B i) Determine which operation is the bottleneck. (2 marks) ii) Determine the production rate in minute per unit. (2 marks) 111) Determine the throughput time for the overall system. (2 marks) iv) If the firm operates 8 hours per day, 20 days per month, determine the theoretical monthly capacity for the process. (2 marks) v) If the annual demand is 8000 units and the company has added a second machine C with the same process time as the existing machine C, determine whether the company is able to fulfill the demand or not. (4 marks)

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