Continuous Flow versus Departmental Flow Manufacturing Bienestar Inc., has the following departmental structure for producing a well-known
Question:
Continuous Flow versus Departmental Flow Manufacturing
Bienestar Inc., has the following departmental structure for producing a well-known multivitamin
Wait time -10 min -------- 24 minutes mixing-------Move and wait time -10min ---------- 14 minutes Heating ------- Move and wait time - 40 min -------- 12 minutes Tableting --------Move and wait time -20 min----------- 10 minutes Bottling
A consultant design the following cellular manufacturing structure for the same product:
24 minutes mixing ----- 14 minutes Heating ------- 12 minutes Tableting------ 10 minutes Bottling
The times above the processes represent the time required to process one unit of product.
Required:
1.Calculate the time required to produce a batch of 15 bottles using a batch-processing departmental structure.
minutes
2.Calculate the time to process 15 units using cellular manufacturing. Assume that the cell is not continuously producing.
minutes
3.How much manufacturing time will the cellular manufacturing structure save for a batch of 15 units? Assume that the cell is not continuously producing. Round the answer to two decimal places.
minutes
Expert Answer:
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