Operations Management
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To identify: If the given statement is true or false.
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The Toyota Production System (TPS) was developed by the Toyota Motor Corporation in the 1950s as a way to improve productivity and efficiency in their manufacturing processes. The system is based on two main principles: Just-in-Time (JIT) production and Jidoka. JIT production involves producing only what is needed, when it is needed, and in the amount needed. Jidoka is a system of detecting and correcting problems in the manufacturing process as they occur.
In the 1970s, Toyota's TPS began to attract attention from other companies who were interested in improving their own manufacturing processes. One of the first companies to adopt the TPS was Vicunha, a Brazilian textile manufacturer.
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Vicunha had been struggling with high inventory levels, long lead times, and poor quality. The company's management decided to adopt the TPS and worked closely with Toyota to implement the system. The implementation involved the following…
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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?
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Operations Management
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