Continuous Flow vs. Departmental Manufacturing Mabbut Company has the following departmental manufacturing layout for one of its plants:   A consulting firm recommended a value stream with the following manufacturing cell: Required: 1. Calculate the total time it takes to produce a batch of 10 units using the traditional departmental manufacturing layout. ________________________ fill in the blank 1 minutes

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Continuous Flow vs. Departmental Manufacturing

Mabbut Company has the following departmental manufacturing layout for one of its plants:

 
A consulting firm recommended a value stream with the following manufacturing cell:

Required:

1. Calculate the total time it takes to produce a batch of 10 units using the traditional departmental manufacturing layout.

________________________ fill in the blank 1 minutes

2. Using cellular manufacturing, how much time is saved producing the same batch of 10 units?
_________________________fill in the blank 2 minutes

Assuming the cell operates continuously, what is the production rate?
_________________________fill in the blank 3 units per hour

Which process controls this production rate?

 

 

Continuous Flow vs. Departmental Manufacturing
Mabbut Company has the following departmental manufacturing layout for one of its plants:
5 minutes
10 minutes
Wait time - 12 minutes
Move and wait time - 20 minutes
Cutting
Welding
Move and wait time - 25 minutes
8 minutes
7 minutes
Move and wait time - 18 minutes
Polishing
Finishing
A consulting firm recommended a value stream with the following manufacturing cell:
5 minutes
10 minutes
Welding
Cutting
Polishing
Finishing
8 minutes
7 minutes
Transcribed Image Text:Continuous Flow vs. Departmental Manufacturing Mabbut Company has the following departmental manufacturing layout for one of its plants: 5 minutes 10 minutes Wait time - 12 minutes Move and wait time - 20 minutes Cutting Welding Move and wait time - 25 minutes 8 minutes 7 minutes Move and wait time - 18 minutes Polishing Finishing A consulting firm recommended a value stream with the following manufacturing cell: 5 minutes 10 minutes Welding Cutting Polishing Finishing 8 minutes 7 minutes
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