Question: Capacity Planning Station 1 Machine A 20 min/unit Station 2 Station 3 DITT 12 min/unit B min/unit Station 1 Machine B 20 min/unit $7.13 The

Capacity Planning Station 1 Machine A 20 min/unit

Capacity Planning Station 1 Machine A 20 min/unit Station 2 Station 3 DITT 12 min/unit B min/unit Station 1 Machine B 20 min/unit $7.13 The Pullman Mfg., Inc. three-station work cell illus- trated in Figure 57.8 has two machines at station 1 in parallel. (The product needs to go through only one of the two machines before proceeding to station 2.) The manager, Ms. Hartley, has asked you to evaluate the system if she adds a parallel machine at station 2. a) What is the process cycle time of the new work cell? b) What is the system process time of the new work cell? c) If the firm operates 8 hours per day, 6 days per week, what is the weekly capacity of this work cell? d) How did the addition of the second machine at workstation 2 affect the performance of the work ceil from Problem S7.12? 57.14 Klassen Toy Company, Inc., assembles two parts (parts 1 and 2): Part I is first processed at workstation A for 15 minutes per unit and then processed at workstation B for 10 minutes per unit. Part 2 is simultaneously processed at workstation for 20 minutes per unit. Work stations B and C feed the parts to an assem- bler at workstation D, where the two parts are assembled. The time at workstation D is 15 minutes. a) What is the bottleneck of this process? b) What is the hourly capacity of the process

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