Question: Product A and B will b e produced i n a manufacturing company with the annual production rate o f 8 0 , 0 0

Product A and B will be produced in a manufacturing company with the annual production
rate of80,000 units for Product A and 65,000 for Product B. Production sequence for both products is the
same: Drilling Turning Milling. Machine availability for all departments is90%, with the remaining
time being required for maintenance and repair work. One daily setup of0.20 hours will be required for
each machine regardless of the type of operation. Given that this plant will work 250 workdays per year
with a daily shift of8 hours, itis desired to determine the number of machines required (if decimal is
0.09 round down otherwise round up).(40pt)
Scrap rate is2%.
Drilling Department
Cycle time for Product A=0.05hr
Cycle time for Product B=0.07hr
Turning department
Cycle time for Product A=0.2hr
Cycle time for Product B=0.15hr
Milling Department
Cycle time for Product A=0.12hr
Cycle time for Product B=0.23hr

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