Drum-Buffer-Rope

Fisher Company produces two types of components for airplanes: A and B, with unit contribution margins of $400 and $600, respectively. The components pass through three sequential processes: cutting, welding, and assembly. Data pertaining to these processes and market demand are given below (weekly data).

Resource	Resource Available	Resource Usage (A)	Resource Usage (B)
Cutting	300 machine hours	Six hours	Ten hours
Welding	308 welding hours	Ten hours	Six hours
Assembly	400 labor hours	Four hours	Ten hours
Market demand (A)	50	One unit	Zero units
Market demand (B)	40	Zero units	One unit

Fisher Company has three sequential processes: cutting, welding, and assembly. Assume that the optimal mix is Component A = 0 units per week; and Component B = 30 units per week. Demand is uniformly spread out over the five-day work week. Fisher requires a 2.5-day buffer.

Required:

1. Identify the following:

The drummer.

________

The rate of production. fill in the blank ____per day

The time buffer. Round your answer to one decimal place. fill in the blank _____day

The rope. fill in the blank _____units of Component B OR Component A

Drum-Buffer-Rape Fisher Company produces two types of components for airplanes: A and B, with unit contribution margins of $400 and $600, respectively. The components pass through three sequential processes: cutting, welding, and assembly. Data pertaining to these processes and market demand are given below (weekly data). Resource Cutting Welding Assembly Resource Available Resource Usage (A) Resource Usage (B) 300 machine hours Six hours Ten hours 308 welding hours Ten hours Six hours 400 labor hours Four hours Ten hours 50 One unit Zero units 40 Zero units One unit Market demand (A) Market demand (B) Fisher Company has three sequential processes: cutting, welding, and assembly. Assume that the optimal mix is Component A = 0 units per week; and Component B = 30 units per week. Demand is uniformly sprea out over the five-day work week. Fisher requires a 2.5-day buffer. Required: 1. Identify the following: The drummer Cutting The rate of production. per day The time buffer. Round on to one decimal place. day Component A Component B The rope. units of Component B