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Question 6 (3 points) Battle Creek Cereal Company has four main products: Corn Flakes, Frosted Flakes, Bran Flakes and Strawberry Flakes. The average daily demand for the products is: Corn Flakes: 2,005 CS Frosted Flakes: 2,350 CS Bran Flakes: 1,840 CS Strawberry Flakes: 3,180 CS These products are manufactured on a single assembly line with a daily production rate of 12,305 CS. It takes Battle Creek one day to set up for each product. If they run production in a cyclic schedule, what is the minimum cycle time in hours assuming Battle Creek runs 24 hours per day? Your Answer: Answer

Answer 1

Corn Flakes	=	2005	CS
Frosted Flakes	=	2350	CS
Bran Flakes	=	1840	CS
Strawberry Flakes	=	3180	CS
Total	=	9375	CS
Daily Production	=	12305	CS
Hours required to meet total demand	=	(9375 CS / 12305 CS) X 24 hours
	=	18.29	hours
Total set up hours	=	1 day X 4 products X 24 hours
	=	96	hours
Minimum cycle time in hours	=	18.29 hours + 96 hours
	=	114.29	hours
Minimum cycle time in hours	=	114.29	hours