A company manufactures a product using two machine cells. Each cell has a design capacity of 250

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A company manufactures a product using two machine cells. Each cell has a design capacity of 250 units per day and an effective capacity of 230 units per day. At present, actual output averages 200 units per cell, but the manager estimates that productivity improvements soon will increase output to 225 units per day. Annual demand is currently 50,000 units. It is fore-casted that within two years, annual demand will triple. How many cells should the company plan to produce to satisfy predicted demand under these conditions? Assume 240 workdays per year.

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Operations Management

ISBN: 978-0078024108

12th edition

Authors: William J Stevenson

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