Process Step Processing Time $($Minutes per Batch$)$

Mixing $15$

Forming $10$

Baking $12$

Cooling $18$

Packing $10$

Round "Flow rate" to $2$ decimal places. Round "Utilization rate" to a whole percent.

a$.$ What is the capacity of the baking process step $($in batches per hour$)?5$ batches per hour

b$.$ What is the bottleneck of the manufacturing process? Cooling

c$.$ Assuming unlimited demand, what is the process flow rate $($in batches per hour$)?3\mathrm{.}33$ batches per hour

d$.$ Assuming unlimited demand, what is the utilization of the mixing process step? $83$ percent

e$.$ If demand is $3$ per hour, what is the utilization of the packing step? $10$ percent

f$.$ If demand is $3$ per hour, what is the cycle time $($minutes$)$ of the process? minutes

e$.$ If the manufacturing process is currently full of work$-$in$-$process inventory, how long would it take to complete $50$ batches of biscuits? hours to complete $50$ batches