How many units can the system process during an eight

$-$

hour shift? What is the cycle time of

the system?

$2$

$.$

$$At what rate should raw material be released to Operation A

$?$

$$Why$?$

$3$

$.$

$$If you are told that the manufacturing lead time

$($

MLT

$)$

$$

$$from raw materials to finished goods

$$

is

$2$

$.$

$5$

$$hours$,$ how much work

$-$

in

$-$

process

$($

WIP

$)$

$$inventory is in the system

$($

excluding raw

materials and finished goods

$)$

$?$

$4$

$.$

$$What minimal actions could you take to double capacity?

$($

Assume that it is possible to obtain

funds for extra equipment or to hire extra labour, but only if you can justify the action as

necessary to increase capacity.

$)$

$5$

$.$

$$Which operation is the bottleneck of the overall system? How do you know? RAW MATERIAL $->$ OPTION A: $240$ UNITS$/$HR$,15$ SEC$/$UNIT $->$ OPTION B: $180$ UNITS$/$HR$,20$ SEC$/$UNIT $->$ OPTION C: $200$ UNITS$/$HR$,18$ SEC$/$UNIT $->$ WORK IN PROGRESS $->$ OPTION D: $300$ UNITS$/$HR$,12$ SEC$/$UNIT $->$ FINISHED GOODS