Overall Process Attributes

Average

$$

$$demand:

$2$

$$comma

$600/$

week

$(1$

$$comma

$600"$

L

$"$

;

$1$

$$comma

$000"$

S

$")$

$$

Batch

$$

$$size:

$1$

$,$

$000$

Number of shifts per

$$

$$day:

$1$

$$

Availability:

$8$

$$hours per shift with two

$30$

$$minute lunch breaks

$$

Process Step

$1$

Press

Cycle timeequals

$5$

$$seconds

Setup timeequals

$2$

$$hours

Uptimeequals

$90$

$\%$

Operatorsequals

$1$

Every Part Everyequals

$1$

$$week

WIPequals

$1$

$$day of sheets

$($

before Press

$)$

Process Step

$2$

Pierce

$$

$$& Form

Cycle timeequals

$30$

$$seconds

Setup timeequals

$30$

$$minutes

Uptimeequals

$100$

$\%$

Operatorsequals

$1$

WIPequals

$1$

$$comma

$000"$

L

$"$

$,$

$1$

$$comma

$350"$

S

$"($

before Pierce

$$

$$& Form

$)$

Process Step

$3$

Finish Grind

Cycle timeequals

$45$

$$seconds

Setup timeequals

$45$

$$minutes

Uptimeequals

$100$

$\%$

Operatorsequals

$1$

WIPequals

$200"$

L

$"$

$,$

$1$

$$comma

$450"$

S

$"($

before Finish

$$

$$Grind

$)$

Process Step

$4$

Shipping

WIPequals

$550"$

L

$"$

$,$

$1$

$$comma

$250"$

S

$"($

after Finish

$$

$$Grind

$)$

Supplier Information

One shipment a day in trays of

$60$

$$pieces

Information Flow

All communications from customer are

$$

$$electronic:

$180/90/60/30/$

day Forecasts

$$

Daily Order

All communications to supplier are electronic

$4$

$-$

week Forecast

$$

Weekly Fax

There is a weekly schedule manually delivered to

$$

$$Press$,$ Pierce

$$

$$& Form, and Finish Grind and a Daily Ship Schedule manually delivered to Shipping