Cooper River Glass Works (CRGW) produces four different models of desk lamps as shown on the...

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Cooper River Glass Works (CRGW) produces four different models of desk lamps as shown on the flowchart. The operations manager knows that total monthly demand exceeds the capacity available for production. Thus, she is interested in determining the product mix which will maximize profits. Each model's price, routing, processing times, and material cost is provided in the flowchart. Demand next month is estimated to be 300 units of model Alpha, 150 units of model Bravo, 175 units of model Charlie, and 250 units of model Delta. CRGW operates only one 8 hours shift per day and is scheduled to work 20 days next month (no overtime). Further, each station requires a 10% capacity cushion (that is only 90% production time is available). Click the icon to view the Cooper River Glass Works Flowchart. a. Which station is the bottleneck? The bottleneck is Station 2, with a total load of minutes for the next month. (Enter your response as a whole number.) b. Using the bottleneck-based method, what is the optimal product mix and what is the overall profitability? The product mix obtained using the bottleneck method is as follows. (Enter your responses as whole numbers. If your answer has decimal places, round your response down to the next whole number.) Product Units to be produced Alpha Bravo Charlie Delta This product mix yields a profit of $ (Enter your response as a whole number.) Cooper River Glass Works (CRGW) produces four different models of desk lamps as shown on the flowchart. The operations manager knows that total monthly demand exceeds the capacity available for production. Thus, she is interested in determining the product mix which will maximize profits. Each model's price, routing, processing times, and material cost is provided in the flowchart. Demand next month is estimated to be 300 units of model Alpha, 150 units of model Bravo, 175 units of model Charlie, and 250 units of model Delta. CRGW operates only one 8 hours shift per day and is scheduled to work 20 days next month (no overtime). Further, each station requires a 10% capacity cushion (that is only 90% production time is available). Click the icon to view the Cooper River Glass Works Flowchart. a. Which station is the bottleneck? The bottleneck is Station 2, with a total load of minutes for the next month. (Enter your response as a whole number.) b. Using the bottleneck-based method, what is the optimal product mix and what is the overall profitability? The product mix obtained using the bottleneck method is as follows. (Enter your responses as whole numbers. If your answer has decimal places, round your response down to the next whole number.) Product Units to be produced Alpha Bravo Charlie Delta This product mix yields a profit of $ (Enter your response as a whole number.)