4 02 4 Question No: 02 Kumutha Pvt. Ltd. Runs with 6 machines and 6 different operators. Average time taken by an operator on a specific machine is tabulated as below. The management is considering replacing one of the old machines (among P. O. R. S. T. and U) by a new one and the estimated time for operation by each operator on the new machine is also indicated. Machines Operators Q R S T U New 0 2. 3 2 1 5 6 4 6 3 2 5 1 O 6 10 8 4 7 6 04 8 7 6 5 9 Og 7 3 4 5 4 3 12 06 5 S 7 6 8 1 6 (a) Find out an allocation of operators to the old machines to achieve a minimum operation time. (08 Marks) (b) Reset the problem with the new machine and find out the allocation of the operators to each machine and comment on whether it is advantageous to replace an old machine to achieve a reduction in operating time only. (10 Marks) (c) How will the operators be reallocated to the machines after replacement? (02 Marks) 1 4 3 EAN 4