QUESTION 2 A

QUESTION 2 B

2. a) A company is setting an assembly line to produce 192 units per 8-hour shift. The information regarding work elements in terms of times and intermediate predecessors are given below: Work element Task Time (Sec) Immediate predecessor A 40 None 180 A C 30 D,E,F ID 25 B E 20 B F 15 B G 120 A H 145 G I 130 H U 115 CI Total 720 i. What is the desired cycle time? (2Marks) ii. Determine the minimum number of workstations required to meet the forecasted demand of 192 units/8 hour shift. Draw the schematic Table using the headings as the example below: (8Marks) Workstation Eligible task Task selected Task time Idle time Page 3 of 5 iii. Calculate the efficiency of the line (2Marks) iv. Determine the Balance Delay (2Marks) Formulae Cycle time (sec./unit) = available time (sec./day) desiredoutput(units/hr) (task times) TM cycle time Efficiency = (100) NC 2. b) A manager at Fit Well department store wants to forecast sales of swimsuits for August using a three period weighted moving average. Sales for May, June, and July are as follows: Month Actual sales Forecast May 400 June 500 July 600 August ? * t+1-tt The manager has decided to weight May (0.25), June (0.25), and July (0.50). Calculate the forecast sales for August to complete the table. (6marks) Formula F...= ECA Where F =next period's forecast C = Weight placed on the actual value in period A = actual value in period 1+1 3. Explain the following job process types below and give example each from a named service or manufacturing organization(s) in Ghana: a. Continuous process. (4 Marks) b. Batch process. (4 Marks) c. Job shop. (4 Marks) d. Project. 4 Marks)