Capacity Homework Assignment An existing bread factory has the production process shown in the figure below....

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Capacity Homework Assignment An existing bread factory has the production process shown in the figure below. Manufacturing bread must be processed through each of the three operations (mix, bake, pack) in sequence. The mixer can mix enough ingredients for 100 loaves of bread every 15 minutes, the oven is capable of baking 100 loaves of bread every 20 minutes, and the packing machine can handle a batch of 100 loaves of bread every 12 minutes. a. Please draw the process flow chart for the process described above. What is the throughput time for a single loaf of bread at this facility? b. Which station is the bottleneck, and how much bread is produced by this manufacturing process during a typical 8-hour workday? c. The firm is considering purchasing an additional oven to help with the baking process that would have a capacity like the current oven (100 loaves every 20 minutes). Would buying this machine change the bottle neck for this facility? How about the throughput time for a single load of bread? Capacity Homework Assignment An existing bread factory has the production process shown in the figure below. Manufacturing bread must be processed through each of the three operations (mix, bake, pack) in sequence. The mixer can mix enough ingredients for 100 loaves of bread every 15 minutes, the oven is capable of baking 100 loaves of bread every 20 minutes, and the packing machine can handle a batch of 100 loaves of bread every 12 minutes. a. Please draw the process flow chart for the process described above. What is the throughput time for a single loaf of bread at this facility? b. Which station is the bottleneck, and how much bread is produced by this manufacturing process during a typical 8-hour workday? c. The firm is considering purchasing an additional oven to help with the baking process that would have a capacity like the current oven (100 loaves every 20 minutes). Would buying this machine change the bottle neck for this facility? How about the throughput time for a single load of bread?