operational management
A company is designing a product layout for a new product. It plans to use this
production line eight hours a day in order to meet a schedule of 300 units per day.
The tasks necessary to produce this product are detailed in the table below.
(a) Draw the network described in the table.
(b) Without regard to a production schedule, what is the minimum possible cycle time (in seconds) for this situation; what is the maximum?
(c) What is the required cycle time (in seconds) in order to meet the schedule?
(d) What is the theoretical minimum number of workstations needed to meet the schedule? (e) Balance this line using longest processing time. (f) What is the efficiency of the balance obtained in part (e)?
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A company is designing a product layout for a new product. It plans to use this...
A company is designing a product layout for a new product. It
plans to use this production line eight hours a day in order to
meet a schedule of 400 units per day. The tasks necessary to
produce this product are detailed in the table below.
a. Draw the network described in the table.
b. What is the required cycle time (in seconds) in order to meet the schedule?
c. What is the theoretical minimum number of workstations needed to...
QUESTION 37 A company is designing a product layout for a new product. It plans to...
QUESTION 37 A company is designing a product layout for a new product. It plans to use this production line eight hours a day in order to meet a schedule of 400 units per day. The tasks necessary to produce this product are detailed in the table below. Task Predecessor Time (seconds) 50 А B А 20 С А 26 D 40 B, C C E 30 a. Draw the network described in the table. b. What is the required...
QUESTION 19 QRS Corp. is designing a product layout for a new product. They plan to...
QUESTION 19 QRS Corp. is designing a product layout for a new product. They plan to use this production line 10 hours a day in order to meet forecasted demand of 900 units per day. The following table describes the tasks necessary to produce this product: Compute the required cycle time for this production line? Immediate Task Timesecs) Predecessor А 34 24A 14 A С D 20 B,C E 10C 30 DE G 45 F 30 seconds 40 seconds 45...
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Answer questions 32-37, they are all oart of the same
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the maker of the world famous chocolate chip cookies needs to design a product layout for a new product, mint chocolate chip. the company plans to use this new production line eight hours a day in ord...
the maker of the world famous chocolate chip cookies needs to design a product layout for a new product, mint chocolate chip. the company plans to use this new production line eight hours a day in order to meet projected demand of 1,440 cases per day. the following table describes the tasks involved in the production of a mint chocolate chip cookie. Task Predecessor Time (seconds) U ----- 4 V U 14 W V 12 X V 10 Y W...
the maker of the world famous chocolate chip cookies needs to design a product layout for...
the maker of the world famous chocolate chip cookies needs to design a product layout for a new product, mint chocolate chip. the company plans to use this new production line eight hours a day in order to meet projected demand of 1,440 cases per day. the following table describes the tasks involved in the production of a mint chocolate chip cookie. Task Predecessor Time (seconds) U ----- 4 V U 14 W V 12 X V 10 Y W...
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Step 1. determine output rate of final item Step 2. Determine cycle time Step 3. determine...
Step 1. determine output rate of final item
Step 2. Determine cycle time
Step 3. determine macimum output
Step 4. compute the theoretical minimum number
step 5. assign tasks
Step 6. compute efficiency and balance delay
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For the set of tasks given below, do the following: Task Task Time(seconds) Immediate Predecessor A...
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A company is designing a product layout for a new product. It
plans to use this production line eight hours a day in order to
meet a schedule of 400 units per day. The tasks necessary to
produce this product are detailed in the table below.
a. Draw the network described in the table.
b. What is the required cycle time (in seconds) in order to meet the schedule?
c. What is the theoretical minimum number of workstations needed to...
QUESTION 37 A company is designing a product layout for a new product. It plans to use this production line eight hours a day in order to meet a schedule of 400 units per day. The tasks necessary to produce this product are detailed in the table below. Task Predecessor Time (seconds) 50 А B А 20 С А 26 D 40 B, C C E 30 a. Draw the network described in the table. b. What is the required...
QUESTION 19 QRS Corp. is designing a product layout for a new product. They plan to use this production line 10 hours a day in order to meet forecasted demand of 900 units per day. The following table describes the tasks necessary to produce this product: Compute the required cycle time for this production line? Immediate Task Timesecs) Predecessor А 34 24A 14 A С D 20 B,C E 10C 30 DE G 45 F 30 seconds 40 seconds 45...
Answer questions 32-37, they are all oart of the same
question
Theres no more information provided,what are you asking for?
Questions 32 to 37 refer to the following: The maker of the world-famous Chocolate Chip Cookies needs to design a product layout for a new product, Mint Chocolate Chip. The company plans to use this new production line eight hours a day in order to meet projected demand of 1,440 cases per day. The following table describes the tasks involved...
QUESTION 6 An industrial food processor needs to design a product layout for a new line of frozen pizza. The company plans to use this new production line ten hours a day in order to meet projected demand of 1,000 pizzas per day. The following table describes the tasks involved in the production of a frozen pizza. Task Immediate Predecessors Task Duration (Seconds) none 10 B C,D F E Design this layout using the decision rule of Longest Processing Time...
Question Completion Status: A manufacturing company is considering two alternative locations for a new facility. The fixed and variable costs for the two locations are found in the table below. For which volume of business would the two locations be equally attractive? If the company plans on producing 50,000 units, which location would be more attractive? Glen Rose Mesquite Fixed Costs $1,000,000 $1,500,000 Variable Costs ($ per unit) 25 23 Attach File Browse My Computer Browse Content Collection QUESTION 37...
Step 1. determine output rate of final item
Step 2. Determine cycle time
Step 3. determine macimum output
Step 4. compute the theoretical minimum number
step 5. assign tasks
Step 6. compute efficiency and balance delay
3) The XYX company need to line balance the new production line for their snap together tablet. The production line will run seven hours a day in order to meet projected demand of 500 units per day. The following table describes the tasks involved...
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