Question: Consider the simple 3-station assembly line illustrated below, where the 2 machines at Station 1 are parallel, i.e., the product only needs to go through

Consider the simple 3-station assembly line
Consider the simple 3-station assembly line
Consider the simple 3-station assembly line illustrated below, where the 2 machines at Station 1 are parallel, i.e., the product only needs to go through one of the 2 machines before proceeding to Station 2. Answer questions 35-37: Station 1 Machine A Capacity: 3 units/hr Station 2 Station 3 Capacity: 5 units/hr. Capacity: 10 units/hr. Station 1 Machine B Capacity: 3 units/hr. 35. What is the throughput time of this process? A) 12 min. B) 20 min. C) 38 min. D) 18 min. E) 58 min. 36. What is the bottleneck time of this process? A) 12 min. B) 20 min. C) 38 min. D) 6 min. E) 10 min. 37. For an 8-hour day, what is the capacity (units/day) of this process? A) 160 units/day B) 80 units/day C) 38 units/day D) 50 units/day E) 40 units/day 38) Consider a production line with five stations. Station 1 can produce a unit in 9 minutes. Station 2 can produce a unit in 10 minutes. Station 3 has two identical machines, each of which can process a unit in 12 minutes (each unit only needs to be processed on one of the two machines). Station 4 can produce a unit in 11 minutes. Station 5 can produce a unit in 8 minutes. Which station is the bottleneck station? A) Station 1 B) Station 2 C) Station 3 D) Station 4 E) Station 5

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