Question: Lemon Scooters assembly process is a simple line flow with three steps: deck assembly, wheel assembly, and packaging. Two types of scooters are made in
Lemon Scooters assembly process is a simple line flow with three steps: deck assembly, wheel assembly, and packaging. Two types of scooters are made in this line, the LemonUltra and the LemonStreet.
The market demand for LemonUltra is the same as the market demand for LemonStreet.
In the Deck Assembly step, processing time is minute per unit for both types of scooters. Currently the production batch size at the Desk Assembly is units for LemonUltra and units for LemonStreet. The setup time for each batch of LemonUltra is minutes and minutes for LemonStreet.
In the Wheel Assembly step, processing time is minute per unit for both types of scooters. Currently the production batch size at the Wheel Assembly is units for both types of scooters. The wheel assembly tool needs to be replaced before processing each batch. The replacement time is minutes for both types of scooters this is the setup time for each batch
The Packaging step processes scooters unit by unit there is no batching in the Packaging step It takes minute per unit for both types. There is no difference to package either type of scooters.
The plant operates What is the production capacity for Deck Assembly in scooters per hour? If your answer is not an integer, provide at least three decimal places, eg hours a day, days a week.
Question What is the production capacity for Deck Assembly in scooters per hour? If your answer is not an integer, provide at least three decimal places, egANSWER IS NOT
Question What is the production capacity for Wheel Assembly in scooters per hour? If your answer is not an integer, provide at least three decimal places, egANSWER IS NOT
Question Suppose all three steps process at the bottleneck rate that you calculated in other words, the nonbottleneck steps slow down and process at the rate of the bottleneck Assuming that at time t there is a finished batch from Wheel Assembly and just arrived the Packaging station. Thus, the WIP buffer in front of Packaging station starts a maximum level of units at t and decreases at the bottleneck rate. What is the average time in hour that a scooter is spent in the WIP buffer?
If your answer is not an integer, provide at least three decimal places, egANSWER IS NOT
Question In order to improve the system capacity, the management has studied the wheel assembly step. After improving the assembly method, the replacement time for the assembly tool reduces from minutes to minutes, whereas the processing time per unit reduces from minute to minutes. What is the system capacity in scooters per hour after this improvement?
If your answer is not an integer, provide at least three decimal places, eg
Hint: You need to check which step is the new bottleneck. ANSWER IS NOT
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