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Quick-Car-Service employs eight mechanics. All customers go through reception (4 minutes), followed by tire-rotation (15 minutes), followed by oil-change (25 minutes), followed by billing (8 minutes). A ninth employee, the receptionist, receives customers, after which one of the eight mechanics takes the customer’s vehicle through the rest of the process (tire-rotation, oil-change, billing). It is recommended you use the table below in your calculation (you do not have to turn it in). Using AI to answer quiz questions is prohibited.  How many customers can the Receptionist process in an hour? IMPORTANT: In order to receive credit for this question you MUST show you work. Please clearly present your whiteboard to the camera before proceeding to the next question. Not showing your work may result in a grade of zero on this question.

EZS is a small fast food outlet serving mainly freshly prepared, customizable line of sandwiches. It is supplemented with an assortment of drinks, light salads, seasonal fruit and snacks. A customer joining the line makes a sandwich selection by consulting the billboard, and marks her selection on a customized form. She then hands the form to an assembler who produces the sandwich while she moves on. The customer does not wait for the sandwich to be assembled, but proceeds directly down the line to select additional items onto her tray. Next, the customer proceeds to pay at the cash register. Finally, (after the payment is completed) she collects her prepared sandwich at a designated location. Selecting the sandwich and marking the form takes 30 seconds. Assembling the sandwich requires 90 seconds. Selecting additional items takes 60 seconds. Paying at the cash register requires 40 seconds. Collecting the prepared sandwich requires 20 seconds. Using AI to answer quiz questions is prohibited.  What is the theoretical flow time of the process? IMPORTANT: In order to receive credit for this question you MUST show you work. Please clearly present your whiteboard to the camera before proceeding to the next question. Not showing your work may result in a grade of zero on this question.

Weekly demand for tires at Bargain-Tires is normally distributed a mean of 1,000 tires and a standard deviation of 100 tires. The business operates 52 weeks every year. The store pays $50 per tire to and estimates holding at 5% per year. It costs $200 to place and receive an order from the distributor. It takes 1 week for an order of additional tires to be supplied. Using AI to answer quiz questions is prohibited.  The owner would like to ensure no stock-outs in 67% of the cycles. What is the appropriate safety stock that should be carried? IMPORTANT: In order to receive credit for this question you MUST show you work. Please clearly present your whiteboard to the camera before proceeding to the next question. Not showing your work may result in a grade of zero on this question.

Decreasing the time of an activity (within a process) improves process flow-time? Using AI to answer quiz questions is prohibited. 

Quick-Car-Service employs eight mechanics. All customers go through reception (4 minutes), followed by tire-rotation (15 minutes), followed by oil-change (25 minutes), followed by billing (8 minutes). A ninth employee, the receptionist, receives customers, after which one of the eight mechanics takes the customer’s vehicle through the rest of the process (tire-rotation, oil-change, billing). It is recommended you use the table below in your calculation (you do not have to turn it in). In an attempt to improve the process it was decided to transfer the billing portion to the receptionist. Using AI to answer quiz questions is prohibited.  How many customers can the Mechanics resource pool process in an hour after the change? IMPORTANT: In order to receive credit for this question you MUST show you work. Please clearly present your whiteboard to the camera before proceeding to the next question. Not showing your work may result in a grade of zero on this question.

The repair shop owners believe they are losing many customers needing routine repair because of the long wait. They decide to merge the two and use both garages for both types of services. As before, customers arrive at a rate of 5 per hour and are processed at that rate. Cars are served on a first come first serve basis. After the change it takes on average 1.2 hours to complete a repair. There are now 10 cars waiting on average for repairs. Using AI to answer quiz questions is prohibited.  How long do customers spend (total time) on average in the (merged) shop after the re-design? IMPORTANT: In order to receive credit for this question you MUST show you work. Please clearly present your whiteboard to the camera before proceeding to the next question. Not showing your work may result in a grade of zero on this question.

Metric Burger’s best selling hamburger is the “200 Grams” signature patty. It is known that burgers are normally distributed with a mean of 200 grams and a standard deviation of 3 grams. The restaurant owner monitors production by randomly examining (and tasting) 9 units daily and calculating their average weight. Satisfaction surveys have shown that customers are pleased if burgers are between 197 and 203 grams. Using AI to answer quiz questions is prohibited.  Determine the 3-sigma control limits for the burger sample weight data. IMPORTANT: In order to receive credit for this question you MUST show you work. Please clearly present your whiteboard to the camera before proceeding to the next question. Not showing your work may result in a grade of zero on this question.

Metric Burger’s best selling hamburger is the “200 Grams” signature patty. It is known that burgers are normally distributed with a mean of 200 grams and a standard deviation of 3 grams. The restaurant owner monitors production by randomly examining (and tasting) 9 units daily and calculating their average weight. Satisfaction surveys have shown that customers are pleased if burgers are between 197 and 203 grams. Using AI to answer quiz questions is prohibited.  What is the probability that burgers will be within the customers’ desired size specifications? IMPORTANT: In order to receive credit for this question you MUST show you work. Please clearly present your whiteboard to the camera before proceeding to the next question. Not showing your work may result in a grade of zero on this question.

EZS is a small fast food outlet serving mainly freshly prepared, customizable line of sandwiches. It is supplemented with an assortment of drinks, light salads, seasonal fruit and snacks. A customer joining the line makes a sandwich selection by consulting the billboard, and marks her selection on a customized form. She then hands the form to an assembler who produces the sandwich while she moves on. The customer does not wait for the sandwich to be assembled, but proceeds directly down the line to select additional items onto her tray. Next, the customer proceeds to pay at the cash register. Finally, (after the payment is completed) she collects her prepared sandwich at a designated location. Selecting the sandwich and marking the form takes 30 seconds. Assembling the sandwich requires 90 seconds. Selecting additional items takes 60 seconds. Paying at the cash register requires 40 seconds. Collecting the prepared sandwich requires 20 seconds. Assume that restaurant manager has found that by using sliced bread the time it takes to prepare a sandwich can be reduced from 90 to 60 seconds. Using AI to answer quiz questions is prohibited.  What is the expected effect on the theoretical flow time of the process?