Practical Management Science
Practical Management Science
6th Edition
ISBN: 9781337406659
Author: WINSTON, Wayne L.
Publisher: Cengage,
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To meet holiday demand, Alex's Pie Shop requires a production line that is capable of
producing 50 pecan pies per week, while operating only 40 hours per week. There are only
four steps required to produce a single pecan pie with respective processing times of 5
minutes, 5 minutes, 45 minutes, and 15 minutes.
a. What should be the line's cycle time?
b. What is the smallest number of workstations Alex could hope for in designing the
line considering this cycle time?
c. Suppose that Alex finds a solution that requires only four stations. What would be
the efficiency of this line?
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Transcribed Image Text:To meet holiday demand, Alex's Pie Shop requires a production line that is capable of producing 50 pecan pies per week, while operating only 40 hours per week. There are only four steps required to produce a single pecan pie with respective processing times of 5 minutes, 5 minutes, 45 minutes, and 15 minutes. a. What should be the line's cycle time? b. What is the smallest number of workstations Alex could hope for in designing the line considering this cycle time? c. Suppose that Alex finds a solution that requires only four stations. What would be the efficiency of this line?
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