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

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. Demand Forecast (phones/year) 15,000 8,000 12,000 Processing Time (minutes/phone) 15 18 16 Cell Phone Mars Saturn Neptune 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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