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I need help putting numbers in the yellow areas, I don't need written answers to the questions. Just the Product X, Y, Weekly Demand and especially the % in the Utilization.

You manage the production process in the high-tech facility of Dale Computers Inc. The facility produces two products (X&Y) - see Product Make Up & Annual Demand table for details. The facility consists of three different assembly lines - see Assembly Capability & Capacity Table below.

The production process begins with the procurement of raw materials from suppliers. Next, the raw materials are processed into six independent subassemblies, A-F, in separate work areas within the facility. Each product is then assembled on one of the assembly lines (see Subassembly & Post Assembly Capacity Table for sub assembly details). Following assembly, each product is finished, customized (painted and other options added), packaged and shipped. Current trends indicate that 20% of product X and 50% of product Y are customized.

Product Makeup & Annual Demand:

Product Sub-assemblies required for one unit of product Annual Unit Sales

X A= 2, B=1, C=1, E=1 52,000

Y B=1, C=1, D=2, E=2, F=1 52,000

Notes:

(1) Assume 52 operating weeks/year.

(2) Plan production to meet annual demand (do not overproduce).

Assembly Capability Table:

Assembly Line Capability (Units/Week) Capacity (Units / Week)

1 Either Product 1200

2 Product X 500

3 Product Y 600

Subassembly & Post Assembly Capacity Table:

Subassembly Capacity (Units/Week)

Subassembly A: 2450

Subassembly B: 2280

Subassembly C: 2400

Subassembly D: 2450

Subassembly E: 3500

Subassembly F: 1200

Finishing: 2500

Customizing: 820

Packaging: 3000

2) With the current weekly demands of 1000 for each product X and Y, what is the current bottleneck resource? Answer: Finishing

3) Management must deal with changing demand and resource constraints, by analyzing alternative business scenarios. If the weekly demand for X and Y both increased by 20%, identify the top three bottleneck resources.

4) Now, if demands for X and Y change disproportionately (X by 15%, Y by 20%), what are the top three bottleneck resources? What is the maximum weekly throughput of the system for product X & product Y? If you could increase capacity in only one resource in this scenario, which one would it be and why?

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