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1.

Draw a process flow diagram of Receiving Plant #

1. For each step in the process flow

indicate:

a.

The Resource Pool (e.g. destoners)

b.

The number of resources in the pool (e.g. 3)

c.

The total capacity of the Resource Pool (e.g. 4500 bbls/hr)

Indicate the direction of flow, and specify how splits in the flow are determined.

The assumptions listed below will assist you in this task.

2.

Recall the definition of capacity bottleneck from Module 1. Identify the potential

capacity bottleneck(s) in the process. How does the mix of wet and dry berries impact the

capacity of the system?

Assumptions

The following assumptions address some of the ambiguities in the case:

Assume that two of the dechaffers are dedicated to wet berries, while the third is dedicated to dry berries.

Assume that storage bins 17 - 24 are used only for wet berries.

Assume that dryers process all wet berries at 200 bbls/hr (that is ignore the complexity

associated with classifying berries that are bound for bagging versus bulking).

Assume the capacity of each of the three separator lines is 400 bbls/hr.

Assume that the travel time between two processing operations is negligible, and that

there is no storage except in bins and on trucks.

Do not spend too much effort in the bulking and bagging area - the case is vague here.

Basically assume that this area will not inhibit the operation of other areas.