Question: Problem 11-16 Wally's Widget Warehouse takes orders from 7 A.M. to 7 P.M. The manager wants to analyze the process and has provided the process

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Problem 11-16 Wally's Widget Warehouse takes orders from 7 A.M. to 7 P.M. The manager wants to analyze the process and has provided the process flow diagram shown below. There are three steps required to ship a customer order. The first step is to take the order from a customer. The second step is to pick the order for the customer, and then they have to pack the order ready for shipping. Customers Customer Orders Picked Orders/ Pick Orders Order Taker Wait for Shipper Pack Orders 120 Customers/ hour 90 Customers/ hour 70 Customers/ hour Wally wants to figure out the following. a. What is the current maximum daily output of the process assuming that no one works overtime? (i.e., meaning all three operations work a 12-hour shift) Answer is complete and correct. Current maximum output units day b. How long (in hours) will the picking and packing operations have to work to finish all the orders that were taken if we have a day where the order taker works at his maximum capacity? (Round your answers to 1 decimal place.) Answer is not complete. hours Pick orders Pack orders hours c. Given b, what is the maximum number of orders waiting to be picked? Answer is complete and correct. Maximum number of 360 units orders d. Given b, what is the maximum number of orders waiting to be packed? (Round your intermediate calculations to 1 decimal place.) Answer is not complete. Maximum number of orders units Management is considering doubling the packing capacity (from 70 to 140 orders per hour). Please answer the following based on that change. e. How long will the picking and packing operations have to work if we have a day where the order taker works at his maximum capacity? (Round your intermediate calculations and final answers to 1 decimal place.) Answer is not complete. hours Pick orders Pack orders hours f. Given e, what is the maximum number of orders waiting to be picked? Answer is complete and correct. Maximum number of orders 360 units g. Given e, what is the maximum number of orders waiting to be packed? Answer is complete and correct. Maximum number of orders 0 units

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