Jefferson Manufacturing machines parts for assembly in air compressors. The process is shown in Exhibit 11.30. a.

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Jefferson Manufacturing machines parts for assembly in air compressors. The process is shown in Exhibit 11.30. image



a. Where is the bottleneck workstation? Cite one TOC principle from Exhibit 11.22 that explains your answer.


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b. What is the longest throughput time for the entire work cell?


c. If Jefferson Manufacturing works a 40-hour week, can this production cell meet a demand of 80 parts/week? Cite one TOC principle from. Exhibit 11.23 that explains your answer.


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d. Where should the operations manager spend his or her firm’s improvement funds?

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Operations And Supply Chain Management

ISBN: 9780357131695

2nd Edition

Authors: David A. Collier, James R. Evans

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