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