Pack’d is a producer of Backpacks and Lunch boxes. Relevant…
Pack’d is a producer of Backpacks and Lunch boxes. Relevant data on the bottleneck operation in the shop for the upcoming fiscal year are given in the following table: Item Backpacks Lunch boxes demand forecast 30,000 units/yr 15,000 units/yr lot size 20 units 60 units standard processing time 0.4 hours/unit 0.5 hours/unit standard setup time 3 hours/lot 4 hours/lot The shop works two shifts per day, 8 hours per shift, 180 days per year. Currently, the company operates [x] machines. The utilization rate of the shop is __________% (enter response rounded to two decimal places. For 10% enter 10).
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Pack’d is a producer of Backpacks and lunch boxes. Relevant data on the bottleneck operation in the shop for the upcoming fiscal year are given in the following table: Item Backpacks Lunch boxes demand forecast 30,000 units/yr 15,000 units/yr lot size 20 units 60 units standard processing time 0.4 hours/unit 0.5 hours/unit standard setup time 3 hours/lot 4 hours/lot The shop works two shifts per day, 8 hours per shift, 180 days per year. Currently, the company operates [x] machines, and desires a 25 percent capacity cushion. How many machines should be purchased to meet the upcoming year’s demand without resorting to any short-term capacity solutions?
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