Question: Consider a glass shop process. In a table below we list the relevant resources and calculate the capacity, assuming a 24-hour day (artists never sleep!).

  1. Consider a glass shop process. In a table below we list the relevant resources and calculate the capacity, assuming a 24-hour day (artists never sleep!). Note that the annealing process for one unit takes 24 hours, and the annealing furnace can hold up to 15 units.

    Resource Slots in parallel Activity time, hours Capacity, units per day
    Master 1 2.5 9.6
    Annealing furnace 15 24 15
    Assistant 1 1 24

    (a) Assume that the shop is operating at the full capacity (i.e., the demand rate for the products far exceeds the capacity). What is the average labor utilization?

    68%

    40%

    70%

    28.57%

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  1. (b) What is the labor content in the glass shop process?

    33.6 hours

    27.5 hours

    1.83 hours

    3.5 hours

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