Consider the general characteristics of facility layouts. Wh…
Consider the general characteristics of facility layouts. What are the type(s) of layout(s) you would choose if you wanted low throughput time, low WIP, and high worker utilization? Note that you may not need to fill in all the blanks if your answer does not need it. If this is the case, enter NA in the remaining blanks. Layout: [blank1] Layout: [blank2] Layout: [blank3] Layout: [blank4]
Read DetailsYou are brand new at your job in a manufacturing line produc…
You are brand new at your job in a manufacturing line producing the latest Apple iPhone. You get to work and assemble your first iPhone in 164 minutes. Your boss is extremely frustrated with you because your coworker finished assembling their 6th iPhone in only 87 minutes. You assure your boss to have faith in you because you KNOW that by the time you finish assembling your 20th iPhone, it will only take you ____ minutes. (Enter your answer to two decimal places – ex: #.## or ##.##)
Read DetailsYou are managing a paced transfer line with the following kn…
You are managing a paced transfer line with the following known info/data: # Machines: 7 # Buffers: 3 # Jobs/day (in steady state): 25 Average inventory level per buffer: 50 # Process steps per job (normally distributed): 5 – 8 # Hours to complete each job (normally distributed): 1 – 7 # Hours to repair broken machine (normally distributed): 4 – 24 # Operational hours per working day: 8 On average, how long does it take 1 job to go through the entire process? [Number] (number) [Units] (units)
Read DetailsA system is composed of eight machines. If each machine fail…
A system is composed of eight machines. If each machine fails on average every five cycles and average repair time is three cycles, what is the availability of the line? (Failure and repair times follow a geometric distribution)
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