Tyler Bush

$05/23/246$:$23$ PM

Question list

Cooper River Glass Works $($CRGW$)$ produces four different models of desk lamps as shown on the flowchart. The operations manager knows that total monthly demand exceeds the capacity available for production. Thus, she is interested in determining the product mix which will maximize profits. Each model's price, routing, processing times, and material cost is provided in the flowchart. Demand next month is estimated to be $200$ units of model Alpha, $225$ units of model Bravo, $175$ units of model Charlie, and $275$ units of model Delta. CRGW operates only one $8$ hou shift per day and is scheduled to work $20$ days next month $($no overtime$).$ Further, each station requires a $10\%$ capacity cushion.

Question $1$

Click the icon to view the Cooper River Glass Works Flowchart.

a$.$ Which station is the bottleneck?

Question $2$

The bottleneck is Station $2,$ with a total load of $9500$ minutes for the next month. $($Enter your response as a whole number.$)$

b$.$ Using the traditional method, which bases decisions solely on a product's contribution to profits and overhead, what is the optimal product mix and what is the overall profitability?

The product mix obtained using the traditional method is as follows. $($Enter your responses as whole numbers. If your answer has decimal places, round your response down to the next whole number.$)$

Question $3$

$\backslash$table$[[$Product$,$Units to be produced$],[$Alpha$,$