Operations Management
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ISBN: 9780132921145
Author: Jay Heizer
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 7.S, Problem 10P
A work cell at Chris Ellis Commercial Laundry has a workstation w1th two machines, and each unit produced at the station needs to be processed by both of the machines. (The same unit cannot be worked on by both machines simultaneously.) Each machine has a production capacity of 4 units per hour. What is the throughput time of the work cell?
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A work cell at Chris Ellis Commercial Laundryhas a workstation with two machines, and each unit producedat the station needs to be processed by both of the machines.(The same unit cannot be worked on by both machines simultaneously.) Each machine has a production capacity of 4units per hour. What is the throughput time of the work cell?
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