Question: Q2 (5 points). There is a process using 4 resources: A, B, C and D. The process flow diagram is shown below, along with the

Q2 (5 points). There is a process using 4

Q2 (5 points). There is a process using 4 resources: A, B, C and D. The process flow diagram is shown below, along with the capacities for each of the resources: C 30 units/min A 80 units/min D 60 units/min B 40 units/min (a) What is the bottleneck of the process, and what is the process capacity (in units /min)? (2 points) (b) What is the cycle time (in seconds) of the process? (1 point) (c) What is the flow time (in seconds) of the process? (2 points) Q3 (5 points). Gary manages a receiving station for peanuts. Peanut-filled trucks arrive at the rate 10 every hour from 6:00 am to 6:00 pm. Each truck contains 75 kilograms of peanuts. Gary can process them at a rate of 500 kilograms an hour. The station has room to hold only 2000 kilograms of peanuts in inventory prior to processing. Once this space is filled, the trucks must wait to unload their contents. (a) Draw the inventory build-up diagram. (4 points) (b) At what time will the last truck depart Gary's receiving station? (1 point)

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