..The weight of one dough batch must be 3.6 lbs. to make constant size of biscuits. The batch has a low specification limit of 3.5 lbs. and upper specification limit of 3.7 lbs. The standard deviation is 0.1 lbs. Owner wants to reduce its defect probability0.000318217(318.217 PPM).To what level would they have to reduce the standard deviation in the process to meet this target (you can use Excel spreadsheet or Table 9.1 in Textbook)? (15 Points)

Consider a process consisting of three resources. Each resource is staffed by one worker. Assume the demand rate is 10 units per hour.

• Resource #1 has a processing time of 5 minutes per unit.
• Resource #2 has a processing time of 4 minutes per unit.
• Resource #3 has a processing time of 2 minutes per unit.

1. What is the ideal cycle time to meet the demand?

1. Assume the workers are paid $12 per hour. What is the cost of direct labor per unit?

1. What is the average labor utilization of the process?

1. What would be theflow rate of the processif they were able to reduce the processing time at the bottleneck by 30%?