2) Macon Controls produces three different types of control units used to protect industrial equipment from...

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2) Macon Controls produces three different types of control units used to protect industrial equipment from overheating TIME STANDART DEMAND FORECAST Processing Setup Lot Size Component Pessimistic Expected Optimistic (br/unit) (br/lot) (units/lot) A 0.05 1.0 60 15,000 18,000 25,000 B 0.20 4.5 80 10,000 13,000 17,000 0.05 8.2 120 17,000 25,000 40,000 C a. How many machines are required to meet minimum (Pessimistic) demand, expected demand, Maximum (Optimistic) demand? b. How many machines are required if the operations manager decides to double lot sizes? c. If the operations manager has three machines and believes that the plant can reduce setup time by 20 percent through process improvement initiatives, does that plant have adequate capacity to meet all demand scenarios without increasing lot sizes? 2) Macon Controls produces three different types of control units used to protect industrial equipment from overheating TIME STANDART DEMAND FORECAST Processing Setup Lot Size Component Pessimistic Expected Optimistic (br/unit) (br/lot) (units/lot) A 0.05 1.0 60 15,000 18,000 25,000 B 0.20 4.5 80 10,000 13,000 17,000 0.05 8.2 120 17,000 25,000 40,000 C a. How many machines are required to meet minimum (Pessimistic) demand, expected demand, Maximum (Optimistic) demand? b. How many machines are required if the operations manager decides to double lot sizes? c. If the operations manager has three machines and believes that the plant can reduce setup time by 20 percent through process improvement initiatives, does that plant have adequate capacity to meet all demand scenarios without increasing lot sizes?