Practical Management Science
Practical Management Science
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ISBN: 9781337406659
Author: WINSTON, Wayne L.
Publisher: Cengage,
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Jefferson Manufacturing machines parts for assembly in air compressors. The process is shown below.
Workstation A
15 minutes/part
Workstation B
20 minutes/part
At -Select-
Workstation C
30 minutes/part
Workstation D
40minutes/part
a. Where is the bottleneck workstation? Round your answer to two decimal places.
The bottleneck is -Select-
with the throughput rate of
parts/hour.
b. What is the longest throughput time for the entire work cell? Round your answer to the nearest whole number.
minutes
C. If Jefferson Manufacturing works a 40-hour week, can this production cell meet a demand of 67 parts/week? Do not round intermediate
calculations. Round your answer to the nearest whole number.
-Select- since the bottleneck workstation throughput rate of
d. Where should the operations manager spend his or her firm's improvement funds?
parts/week is -Select-than the demand.
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Transcribed Image Text:Jefferson Manufacturing machines parts for assembly in air compressors. The process is shown below. Workstation A 15 minutes/part Workstation B 20 minutes/part At -Select- Workstation C 30 minutes/part Workstation D 40minutes/part a. Where is the bottleneck workstation? Round your answer to two decimal places. The bottleneck is -Select- with the throughput rate of parts/hour. b. What is the longest throughput time for the entire work cell? Round your answer to the nearest whole number. minutes C. If Jefferson Manufacturing works a 40-hour week, can this production cell meet a demand of 67 parts/week? Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to the nearest whole number. -Select- since the bottleneck workstation throughput rate of d. Where should the operations manager spend his or her firm's improvement funds? parts/week is -Select-than the demand.
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