Practice

Problems

The following questions will help in testing your understanding of this chapter. After each question,

we show the relevant section in parentheses $[$Section $x].$

S$$lutions to problems marked with an $"$s$"$ are available in Appendix E$.$ Video solutions to select

problems are available in Connect.

Q$3\mathrm{.}1*($Process Analysis with One Flow Unit$)$ Consider a process consisting of three resources:

What is the bottleack? What is the process capecity? What is the flow rate if demand is

eight units per hour? $[3\mathrm{.}2]$ What is the utilization of each resource if demand is eight units

per hour? $3\mathrm{.}4$

Q$3\mathrm{.}2*($Process Analysis with Multiple Flow Units$)$ Consider a process consisting of five

resources that are operated eight hours per day. The process works on three different prod$-$

ucts, A$,$ B$,$ and C:

Demand for the three different products is as follows: product A$,40$ units per day; prod$-$

uct B$,50$ units per day; and product C$,60$ units per day.

What is the bottlenesk? What is the flow rase for each flow unit assuming that demand

must be served in the mix described above $($i$.$e$.,$ for every four units of $A,$ there are five

units of $B$ and six units of $C)?[3\mathrm{.}6]$Q$3\mathrm{.}1*($Process Analysis with One Flow Unit$)$ Consider a process consisting of three resources:

What is the bottleaeck? What is the process capacity? What is the flow rate if demand is

eight units per hour? $[3\mathrm{.}2]$ What is the utilization of each resource if demand is eight units

perhour? $3\mathrm{.}4$