Question: Consider the following process flow diagram for bread-making. Raw material is made into bread (at a speed of 40 breads/hr) and then packed (at a

Consider the following process flow diagram for bread-making. Raw material is made into bread (at a speed of 40 breads/hr) and then packed (at a speed of 30 breads/hr) and put in finished goods inventory. There is a work-in-process (WIP) buffer with unlimited space between Bread-making and Packing.

b) Suppose the Packing machine runs 24 hrs per day. How long should the Bread-making machine run per day to achieve the highest shirt production per day?

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