MANUFACTURING PROBLEMS

PROBLEM $1(3$ pts$)$

From Chapter $7\text{'}$s "Objective Questions", answer Question #$7$ also provided here for reference:

For each of the following variables, explain the differences $($in general$)$ as one moves from a workcenter to an assembly line environment.

a$.$ Throughput time $($time to convert raw materials into product$)$

b$.$ Capital$/$labor intensity

c$.$ Bottlenecks

PROBLEM $2(2$ pts$)$

From Chapter $7\text{'}$s "Objective Questions", answer Question #$8$ also provided here for reference: $($Tip: Reference Example $7\mathrm{.}1$ on page $168)$

A book publisher has fixed costs of $$300,000$ and variable costs per book of $$8\mathrm{.}00.$ The book sells for $$23\mathrm{.}00$ per copy

a$.$ How many books must be solt to break even?

FACILITY LAYOUT PROBLEM $(3$ pts$)$

ABC Corporation is planning to assemble a lawnmower using an assembly line. The following table provides the job elements and their precedence elements and the element times.

ELEMENT PRECEDENCE ELEMENT ELEMENT TIME

A none $30$ seconds

B none $30$ seconds

C A $20$ seconds

D B $20$ seconds

E C$,$D $30$ seconds

F E $40$ seconds

G F $10$ seconds

Draw the precedence diagram of this assembly job. $($See Chapter $8,$ Example $8\mathrm{.}2$ on page $197$ which contains Exhibits $8\mathrm{.}9$ & $8\mathrm{.}10).$

If the production requirement for the lawnmower is $500$ units per $8$ hour shift, what will be the speed of this assembly line?

$($Line speed $=$ Time allotted per shift in seconds$/$no$.$ of units produced per shift$)$

SERVICE PROBLEMS $(2$ pts$)$

From Chapter $9\text{'}$s "Objective Quesions", answer Questions $1$ & $3,$ also provided here for reference:

$1.$What is the term used for a bundle of goods and services that are provided in some environment by every service operation?

$3.$ List the $3$ significant ways in which service systems differ from manufacturing systems.