Question: Electronics Assembly Inc. is a contract manufacturer that assembles consumer electronics for a number of companies. Currently, the operations manager is assessing the capacity requirements
Electronics Assembly Inc. is a contract manufacturer that assembles consumer electronics for a number of companies. Currently, the operations manager is assessing the capacity requirements as input into a bid for a job to assemble cell phones for a major global company. The company would assemble three models of cell phones in the same assembly cell. Setup time between the phones is negligible. Electronics Assembly Inc. operates two 8-hour shifts for 275 days per year.
| Cell Phone | Demand Forecast (phones/year) | Processing Time (minutes/phone) | |||||
| Mars | 41,000 | 16.1 | |||||
| Saturn | 31,000 | 21.4 | |||||
| Neptune | 41,500 | 17.5 | |||||
a. Calculate total capacity required by line.
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b. Determine the total operating time available.
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c. Calculate the total number of assembly cells. (Round up your answer to the next whole number.)
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