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

All material is pushed

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