Question: Complete the following problems. For each problem clearly indicate the values of ,L, and W that are given and use Little's Law to calculate the

Complete the following problems. For each problem
Complete the following problems. For each problem
Complete the following problems. For each problem clearly indicate the values of ,L, and W that are given and use Little's Law to calculate the value that is missing. Note: L=W,=L/W, and W=L/. You must show all of your work for any credit on a problem. You must also indicate units with your answer. (e.g. cars, cars/day, hours, etc.) 1. A manufacturer takes 24 hours to make a refrigerator and has 800 units as WIP on the assembly line. Use Little's Law to determine the company's cycle time? Hint: Cycle time (units/day) is lambda, L is the same as WIP, W is the time to make a refrigerator. Assume 24 hours per day. Answer: = L= W= 2. A manufacturer ships 500 trailers/day and has 1500 units on the assembly line as WIP at any given time. Use Little's Law to determine how many hours a trailer spends on the assembly line? Hint: Cycle time (trailers/day) is lambda, L is the same as WIP, W is the time to make a trailer. Assume 24 hours per day. Answer. = L= W= 3. A manufacturer ships 365,000 computer monitors/year ( 365 days/year). It takes 12.5 hours to make 1 monitor. Use Little's Law to determine the WIP inventory level? Hint: Cycle time (monitors/day) is lambda, L is the same as WIP, W is the time to make a monitor. Assume 24 hours per day. 4. A container port has room for 60,000 containers and processes 900,000 containers per year. How long (in days) do containers stay in the port? Answer; = L= W= 5. Walmart must run 72 routes from its Statesboro DC each day (24 hours). The routes take an average of 12 hours to complete. How many trucis do they need to satisfy the demand for distribution (assuming trucks can operate 24 hours per day with multiple drivers?) Answer: = L= W= 6. A warehouse with 15,000 pallets experiences inventory turnover 5 times per year. At what volume per year must it move pallets? Answer: = t= W= 7. A barge company moves COB freight between Norfolk and Baltimore. Each barge tow is limited to 15 barges. The round trip takes 3 days. Forecasts call for 90 round trip tows per month. How many towboats does the company need to satisfy this demand. (Assume a month is 30 days.) Answer: = L= W=

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