Problem 4. (Chapter 6) 30 points

Write your answers on this sheet.

Show work. No Work, then No Credit.

For this problem 1 day = 24 hours

Ricks vacuum of Muncie uses the pull method to supply hoses to an assembly line.

Rickss employee Dave Carey is in charge of the assembly line, which requires 900 hoses

per day. One containers typically waits 6 hours in the fabrication cell. Each container holds

400 hoses, and one container requires 43 hours in processing time. Setup time is zero.

Currently 5 containers are used for this item. 1 day is equal to 24 hours.

A. What is the average waiting time for one container expressed in days. _________________ answer (four decimal places) write in pen 10 points. Units is days.

B. What is the average processing time for one container expressed in days ______________ answer (four decimal places) 10 points. Units is days

C What is the value of the policy variable alpha?

Alpha is _________________ answer in percentage (go to four decimal places, write in pen) (10 points)