The production process shown in Exhibit 11.27 consists of five stages. The numbers in parentheses are the

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The production process shown in Exhibit 11.27 consists of five stages. The numbers in parentheses are the times in minutes to complete one unit before it moves on to the next stage. The demand rate is 36 units per hour.


a. How many workers are needed at each stage if management wants a utilization of at least 90 percent?


In Exhibit 11.27


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b. Suppose that the number of workers at each stage are as follows:image


What is the output rate at each stage?


c. Where is the bottleneck in this process?

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Operations And Supply Chain Management

ISBN: 9780357131695

2nd Edition

Authors: David A. Collier, James R. Evans

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