Question: (Chapter 7 Process Interruptions ) Galactica makes camera housings used in satellites. Galactica's process begins with a Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) machine that drills into
(Chapter 7 Process Interruptions ) Galactica makes camera housings used in satellites. Galactica's process begins with a Computer Numerically Controlled (CNC) machine that drills into a block of metal to make the camera housing. The CNC machine requires a 30 minute setup time before the production of a batch of camera housings can commence. Each block requires 10 minutes of drilling on the CNC machine. Next, the batch of camera housings are chemically treated in a series of baths. There is unlimited capacity in the treating stage. Finally, a worker must manually attach the various buttons and components to the metal housing. The assembly takes 120 minutes per housing per worker, no setups, and Galactica has 6 workers trained to do this task. Assume unlimited demand. The process is shown below. Note there are buffers between the stages of the process.
Drilling on CNC machine ===> Chemical Treatment====> Assembly
What is the utilization of the CNC machine if the batch size is 30 housings?
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