Question: The Drill operation occurs separately from, and simultaneously with the Cutting and Bending operations. The product only needs to go to one of the three

The Drill operation occurs separately from, and

The Drill operation occurs separately from, and simultaneously with the Cutting and Bending operations. The product only needs to go to one of the three Packing operations that are in parallel. Cut Pack 24 mins/unit 9 mins/unit Bend 6 mins/unit Assemble Pack 24 mins/unit 10 mins/unit Drill Pack 24 mins/unit 12 mins/unit Ming Unit Stations Time Pack 24 Icut Bend 6 12 Assemble 10 Drill The time column is left blank, as you will do this calculation as part of the quiz below. Days/month Mins/hour Hours/Day Total Time 60 10800 What is the bottleneck process? What is the throughout time for the overall system If the firm operates 9 hours/day, 20 days per month, what is the monthly czoacity of this manufacturing system? Hossein retrains the drilling worker and the time for that operation drops to 5 mins per unit. What is the new bottleneck? Now, how many units per month can the system make? What is the throughout time now? Show transcribed image text

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