Question: Need help to complete the table to determine total demand per station. which station is the bottle neck? how do I calculate utilization rate? how
Need help to complete the table to determine total demand per station. which station is the bottle neck? how do I calculate utilization rate? how many more powersmart can I produce?
| A lawn mower factory manufacture five top-selling models named Greenworks, Toro Recycler, Eco Walker, | ||||||
| Powersmart and Craftsman. The following table shows how long it takes to process each lawn mower through | ||||||
| each required station (in minutes). The factory open 18 hours a day, 6 days a week and 9 hours on Sunday. |
| Greenworks | Toro Recycler | Eco Walker | Powersmart | Craftsman | Total load (min) | ||
| Weekly demand | 400 | 100 | 200 | 300 | 300 | ||
| Process time station 1 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 3 | ||
| Process time station 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Process time station 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Process time station 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 3. If weekly demand for the five products are now: 400, 100, 200, 300 and 300 respectively, which station is the bottleneck, | |||||||
| and is it capable of producing all the law mower demanded (if so what is the utilization rate)? | |||||||
| How many additional Powersmart could be produced? | |||||||
| additional Powersmart? | |||||||
| Bottleneck station | |||||||
| Utilization rate | |||||||
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