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.

Total capacity required minutes/year

b. Determine the total operating time available.

Total operating time minutes/year

c. Calculate the total number of assembly cells. (Round up your answer to the next whole number.)

Number of assembly cells

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