Process Analysis Problem:

Consider a two-task process for making plastic nameplates for Gies students. The process consists of Task 1: Molding, followed by Task 2: Polishing.

It takes 3 minutes to mold a nameplate at a Task 1 workstation, and 2 minutes to polish a nameplate at a Task 2 workstation. There are 2 identical workstations for molding (i.e., 2 nameplates can be molded simultaneously) and 1 workstation for polishing. Based on the information provided, and showing your work including any formula you use, please calculate what is the overall HOURLY capacity rate of Task 1: Molding? (3.5 points) Please include the units for your response. (0.5 point) Based on the information provided, and showing your work including any formula you use, please calculate what is the overall HOURLY capacity rate of Task 2: Polishing? (3.5 points) Please include the units for your response. (0.5 point) Which is the bottleneck task in this nameplate-making process? (2 points) Please indicate how you identified the bottleneck task. (2 points) Assuming there is no waiting or inventory of nameplates in the process, and showing your work, please calculate the throughput time in minutes for a nameplate to be completed through this process? (4 points) Ignore all the quantitative information in the scenario described earlier and the previous four questions. You are given the flow rate of a nameplate-making process to be 24 nameplates per hour. You are also given the throughput time for a nameplate to be completed through this two-task process to be 10 minutes. Showing your work, including any formula you use, please calculate how many units of partially completed nameplates would be in the process? (4 points)