Question

Req. 5: Use the estimated labor time requirement to schedule production of Job 114 , including the start and end dates. Assume the plant will already be operating at full capacity every day while completing Jobs 111, 112, and 113. Also assume that only 4 direct laborers with the needed skill set will be available for this job. These hourly employees are only allowed to work a maximum of 8 hours per day so that the company can avoid paying overtime premiums.

use Req 1-4 to answer req 5-7

Answer 1

Requirement 5

Total hours require for job 114 for 44 unit production is 62.7

Estimated Labour Job 114
number of unit		44
Activity		Time per bag (in minutes)	Total Estimated Time (in minutes)
Cutting		30	330
Sewing		70	3080
Ironing		8	352
Total minutes require for job 114			3762
Total hours require for job 114			62.7

Total hours skilled work force available per day : 32 (4*8)

Number of days require for production 8 days

Scheduled start date 10/10 Scheduled End date 10/18

Requirement 6 indirect material use while making hand bag

1 Glue

2 Thread

Requirement 7 production equipment will be needed for production

1 Scissor

2 self healing mats

3 metal punch

4 pliers

5 eyelets