Question: Consider a production flow line with 3 steps or workstations in series ( 1 , 2 , 3 ) and ample buffer storage between steps

Consider a production flow line with 3 steps or workstations in series (1,2,3) and ample buffer storage between steps/ stations. Every unit must flow through all three stations before it is completed. The average unit processing times at the three stations are 3.6 hours, 2.4 hours, and 4.8 hours, respectively. The line operates continuously; there are 24 working hours in a day, and 5 working days per week. There is a single machine at each station and current demand is 4 units per day. Demand is expected to vary and then stabilize at a peak demand of 14 units per day.
Instead of knowing the unit process time data at a station, you were given the following: average station utilization over 30 days =0.6; number of units processed by the station during these 30 days =128. Estimate the average unit processing time at the station. Show work.

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