Question: Please help me solve the question 7. Thank you so much. The following information applies to questions 4 -7. Earth Buddy is a toy product
Please help me solve the question 7.
The following information applies to questions 4 -7. Earth Buddy is a toy product of a company named Spin Master (source: Ivey case 9A94D019). Spin Master is in a need of ramping up production to meet the increased demand. Earth buddy's production process is as follows: Process A-Fill saw dust and grass seeds in a nylon stocking (average time 90 seconds), Process B-Form ears and nose using clastic bands (average time 48 seconds): Process C-Stick eyes and eyeglass (average time 20 seconds), and Process D-Paint the mouth (average time 15 seconds). There are 6 workers performing A. 3 performing B, 2 performing C, and I performing D. Bottleneck analysis Process -> Eyes Paint Time per unit per worker (sec) 90s 205 FILI Form 485 155 60/48 1.25 60/20 - 3 No. of units per minute per worker 60/90s - 2/3 Number of workers 6 3 Capacity per minute Capacity per hour 6(2/3) - 4 3(1.25) - 3.75 460) - 240 3.75(60) 225 What is the capacity per hour of process (Stick eyes and eyeglass)? 360 5 point What is the capacity per hour of process D (Paint/? 240 1/5 point What is the bottle neck process? Fill Form Eye Paint / I polm What is the capacity per hour of the system? (That is, how many units can be produced by the overall production process in an hour? 266,25
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