Machine Paced Line: The Geneva Watch Corporation manufactures watches on a conveyor belt with 6 stations. One worker stands at each station and performs the following tasks:

These 6 workers begin their workday at 8:00 am and work steadily until 4:00 pm. (They are replaced with other workers for breaks and lunches, but the production is not slowed or stopped during these times.) At 4:00, no new watch parts are introduced into Station A, and the conveyor belt continues until all of the work in process inventory has been processed and leaves Station F. Thus, each morning the workers begin with an empty system.

1. What is the throughput time of the process once it is in steady state (remember: there is buffer space for up to two watches between easy station)?

2. What is the total time needed to produce 5 watches once the system is in steady state (i.e. the lead time for 5 watches in this make to order process)?