Question: In flexsim - A shop floor performs 3 different operations on a part. Operation 1 , 2 and 3 takes 4 , 7 and 5

In flexsim - A shop floor performs 3 different operations on a part. Operation 1,2 and 3 takes 4,7 and 5 minutes respectively to complete. The raw material is arriving with exponential distribution of (0,5,0) minutes. There is manual handling (operator travel speed 5m/min) of parts up to completion of all the operations. After which, a forklift (speed 20 m/min) carries bunch of 5 parts to the shipping point. Find,
1.Throughput of shop floor. (Run time: 3745 as per my BITS ID ).
2. Find Utilization of resources.
3. Suggestions for optimizing the shop floor

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