Now you plan to make a letter B by yourself. The stages to make a B should
Question:
Now you plan to make a letter B by yourself. The stages to make a B should be (in this order) A: Bend a small straight piece to U form, B: Bend another small straight piece to U form, C: Make a strong straight base piece, D: Attach the two smaller U pieces to the base piece to creat a B. Assume the following amount of work in seconds is required at each station: A: 30 secs, B: 27 secs, C: 46 secs, and D: 60 secs. Furthermore, assume three class mates come over, and each of you is assigned to exactly one task (A-D). (Assume you want to make many Bs, i.e., perform the calculations for a continuous process.)
Part e: 6 points
What is the average utilization of your resources (in %)?
Part f: 4 points
Additionally, your brother/sister/friend wants to know what you are doing and is happy to join in. What is the best way in which (s)he can help (assuming that (s)he can only help with one particular task)? (Assume you want to make many Bs, i.e., perform the calculations for a continuous process.)
Please explain in one short sentence.
Part g: 4 points
With this additional helper, what is the new flow time (from raw material to the finished B)? Please give your answer in seconds.
Part h: 4 points
What is the new bottleneck stage? A, B, C, or D?
Part i: 4 points
What is the new capacity rate of your process (Bs per hour)?
Part j: 4 points
What is the new cycle time of your process (secs)?
Part k: 6 points
What is the average utilization of your resources now (in %)?