Course: Cost Management for Controllership

1. EX.15.07.ALGO (Algorithmic) Bottleneck Operation: Improving Production Flow Bienestar, Inc., implemented cellular manufacturing as recommended by a consultant. The production flow improved dramatically. However, the company was still faced with the competitive need to improve its cycle time so that the production rate is one bottle every three minutes (20 bottles per hour). The cell structure is shown below; the times above the process represent the time required to process one unit. 12 minutes 24 minutes Heating Mixing Tableting Bottling 10 minutes 11 minutes Required: 1. How many units can the cell produce per hour (on a continuous running basis)? If required, round your answer to one decimal place. units per hour 2. How long does it take the cell to produce one unit, assuming the cell is producing on a continuous basis? minutes 2. CEX. 15.01 Continuous Flow vs. Departmental Flow Manufacturing Anderson Company has the following departmental manufacturing structure for one of its products