A visa application process from a Tumaritis country can be described in the chart below. The head of visa administration notices that the visa processing process has gone wrong and decides to examine the whole process. a. Explain the difference between bottlenecks and constraints b. Identify the bottleneck of this process and explain your answer c. Calculate the throughput time of the above process and explain how many files can be processed in 1 hour? d. Explain how to solve the problem in the above process.

In addition to the written materials discussed in the previous question, what else should the supervisor do to orient new letter carriers? Carol Burgess is a letter carrier and a part-time trainer of letter carriers for the U.S. Postal Service in a major city on the west coast. She trains all new letter carriers in her service area, which encompasses the northern half of her state. Over the past five years she has trained 318 new letter carriers. Typically, the training is offered prior to the new letter carrier’s entry onto the job, although sometimes it occurs shortly thereafter. The training program typically encompasses both the orientation of new employees to the U.S. Postal Service and the development of specific skills needed by the new letter carrier. The latter involves practice in casing mail (i.e., sorting) to appropriate locations of a case in preparation for delivery, reading maps, determining appropriate sequencing of delivery, and customer relations. The total training…

For what kinds of problems does the workflow management system aim to provide a solution?

Simplifying the ABC System: DBC Electan Company produces two types of printers. The company uses ABC, and all activity drivers are duration drivers. Electan Company is considering using DBC and has gathered the following data to help with its decision. A. Activities with duration drivers:   Activities   Products Changeover Assembly Testing Rework Total Hours Printer A 1,000        12,000      8,000   8,000   25,000       Printer B 4,000        8,000      12,000   12,000   25,000       Total hours 5,000        20,000      20,000   20,000   50,000       B. Activities with consumption ratios and costs:   Activities   Products Changeover Assembly Testing Rework CostAssignment Printer A 0.20        0.60      0.40   0.80   $155,000     Printer B 0.80        0.40      0.60   0.20   $155,000     Activity costs $75,000        $120,000      $60,000   $55,000   $310,000     C. Products with cycle time and practical capacity: Products Cycle Time PracticalCapacity…

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discuss,,, How does line balancing contribute to reducing lead times and improving customer responsiveness?

Explain how line balancing works.  Research a manufacturing app that could help with line balancing for a manufacturing facility (of your choice, if you want to be specific).

Lala inc. produces disinfectants by mixing 2 chemical solutions in a machine to become a disinfectant solution (solution 1 and solution 2). Solution 1 is the first process which is carried out at workstation A for 0.5 minutes per solution then continued at workstation B for 0.2 minutes per solution. Then together solution 1 is mixed with solution 2 at workstation C for 0.8 minutes per solution. Workstations B and C are processed at workstation D for mixing together where the process is 10 minutes per solution until it becomes a disinfectant solution for sale to customers. a. Which workstations are the bottleneck? Explain with a picture of the workstation.b. What is the resulting time (throughput time) of the entire work system above?c. How much disinfectant solution can a company produce per hour?

The following memo is from an exasperated manager to her staff. Obviously, this manager does not have the time to clean up her writing or another set of eyes to review her written material before mailing it. From: Albertina Sindaha, Operations Manager To: All Emplovees Subject: Cleanup! Message You were all supposed to clean up your work areas last Friday. but that didn't happen. A few people cleaned their desks, but no one pitched in to clean the common areas. So we're going to try again. As you know, we don't have a big enough custodial budget anymore. Everyone must clean up himself. This Friday I want to see action in the copy machine area, things like emptying waste baskets, and you should organize paper and toner supplies. The lunch room is a disaster area. You must do something about the counters, the refrigerator, the sinks, and the coffee machine. And any food left in the refrigerator on Friday afternoon should be thrown out because it stinks by Monday. Finally, the office…

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