The Farm-4-Less tractor company produces a grain combine (GC) in addition to both a large (LT) and small size tractor (SM). Its production manager desires to produce to customer demand using a mixed-model production line. The current sequence of production, which is repeated 30 times during a shift, is SM-GC-SM-LT-SM-GC-LT-SM. A new machine is produced every 2 minutes. The plant operates two 8-hour shifts. There is no downtime because the 4 hours between each shift are dedicated to maintenance and restocking raw material. Based on this information, answer the following questions. a. How long does it take the production cycle to be completed? b. How many of each type of machine does Farm-4-Less produce in a shift?

Southwest is one of the few airlines encouraging passengers to carry their luggage on the plane. Which of Lean’s wastes is this an example of?   a. Processing   b. Waiting time   c. Transportation   d. Overproduction

29  Meritor is so pleased with the outcome from previous suggestions that the consultants are invited back for more work. The consultants now suggest a more complete robotic automation of the making of muffler assemblies and also a reduction in container size to five per container. Meritor implements these suggestions and the result is that the muffler assembly fabrication cell now averages approximately 20 assemblies per hour, and the catalytic converter assembly cell can now respond to an order for a batch of catalytic converters in one hour. The safety stock remains at 11.5 percent. How many kanban cards are needed? Note: Round up your answer to the next whole number.

A machine makes two components; call them types A and B. It takes 630 seconds to switch production between the component types. During that time, no production occurs. When in production, each unit of A or B requires 0.5 second to be completed. The two components, A and B, are combined in an assembly process to make a final product; call it C. The assembly step can combine the two components into 1 unit every 4 seconds, or 15 units per minute. Suppose the machine rotates between one batch of 2,520 units of A and 2,520 units of B. In that case, what is the capacity of the machine in component pairs per minute, where a component pair is one unit of A and one unit of B?   Suppose the machine rotates between one batch of 2,520 units of A and 2,520 units of B. What is the utilization of the machine?   Suppose the machine rotates between one batch of 2,520 units of A and 2,520 units of B. What is the average inventory of B components?   If the production schedule could be adjusted with…

Which of the following is not a feature of a process production system?   Low product flexibility   High production volume   Repetitive production   Hogeneous products

The text presents multiple techniques that service firms can use to make their processes leaner. Which technique is demonstrated by a restaurant that offers special discounts mid-week to attract more demand during a traditionally slow period? Vary income level Reduce inventory levels Level the facility load Eliminate unnecessary activities Reduce labor equipment

Markland First National Bank of Rolla utilizes kanban techniques in its check processing facility. The following information is known about the process. Each kanban container can hold 25 checks and spends 24 minutes a day in processing and 2 hours a day in materials handling and waiting. Finally, the facility operates 24 hours per day and utilizes a policy variable for unforeseen contingencies of 0.20. a. If there are 29 kanban containers in use, the current daily demand of the check processing facility is 6,000 units. (Enter your response rounded to the nearest whole number.) b. If the muda or the waste in the system were eliminated completely, whole number.) containers would then be needed. (Enter your response rounded up to the next

The efficiency of a prodcutive unit is 60%. The unit produces an average of 20 forklift trucks per day. Determine the effective capacity of the unit.

A product requires four parts that are made on the same lathe. Call the parts A, B, C,and D. The product requires 1 unit of A, 2 of B, 4 of C, and 8 of D. Which of the following production cycles is most appropriate?a. A: 100, B: 100, C: 100, D: 100 c. A: 100, B: 150, C: 200, D: 400b. A: 101, B: 102, C: 104, D: 108 d. A: 100, B: 200, C: 400, D: 800

Which one of the following is a variable to be considered when calculatingproduction lot size? a forecasted demandb customer orderc the lower of customer orders and forecasted demandd the higher of customer orders and forecasted demand