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 (%) | |
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| 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 (%) | |
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| 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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