This year the sales expected to reach 50,000 units and increase by 25% for next year. The process map below shows different activities and times in seconds in assembling the board game organized in resource pools. The line operates one 8-hour shift less two 15-minute breaks, 200 days per year. The process map below shows the sequence activities in producing the board game and activity times in seconds.

 Resource Unit Load (Ti), Seconds 

A..................85 

B ..................70

C ..................55 

D ..................90

E ...................65 

F ...................40 

a). What is the maximum capacity per day, assuming that it is operated for one 8-hour shift less two 15-minute breaks? 

b). Show how you obtained the results. Assuming the line operates 200 days per year and current set up and capacity, can this line meet the demand for next year? 

c). The unit manager for Resource C and D have diligently worked to reduce the unit load from 70 seconds to 55 seconds, how did that affect the process output? Discuss.

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