Question: NEXT QUESTIONS Your production process has four steps: Step 1 - one worker Drier for the plastics capacity 5000 lbs/hr 1 flamingo = 5.0 lbs

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Your production process has four steps:
Step 1 - one worker Drier for the plastics capacity 5000 lbs/hr 1 flamingo = 5.0 lbs
Step 2 - two workers Molding machine capacity 50 10 packs per hour
Step 3 - three workers Visual inspection and finishing touches 6 sec per flamingo per worker
Step 4 - two workers packing in boxes of 10; attaching labels 1 minute per box per worker
Output in units (10-packs) per hour Processing time (sec) (10-pack) Takt Time (sec) (10 pack) Slack (sec) Time Idle (%)
S1
S2
S3
S4
Q8. There seems to be a lot of waste and idle time at the plant. How many workers can you let go at station 3
a. none
b. one
c. two
d. you need to add a worker
Output in units (10-packs) per hour Processing time (sec) (10-pack) Takt Time (sec) (10 pack) Slack (sec) Time Idle (%)
S1
S2
S3
S4
Q9. You decide to let go all the redundant workers, in both shifts. What are the total savings ?
Remember: your average worker costs you US$ 50,000 a year
a. $ 200,000 per year
b. $ 300,000 per year
c. $ 150,000 per year
d. $ 100,000 per year

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