The manufacturing company you work for has a four step assembly process shown in
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Question
The manufacturing company you work for has a four step assembly process shown in the flow diagram below.
Process 1
Capacity =
73 units/hr
Process 2
Capacity =
67 units/hr
Process 3
Capacity =
91 units/hr
Process 4
Capacity =
79 units/hr
A) What is the maximum output this assembly process could produce in 8 hours? (2 points)
B) If the capacity of Process 1 is increased to 91 units/hour, how many units can be assembled in 8 hours? (2 points)
C) Assume the capacity Process 1 is not changed in the diagram above, but instead the capacity of Process 2 is increased to 91 units/hour. How many units can be assembled in 8 hours? (2 points)
Explanation / Answer
A.
Maximum capacity will be decided by the lowest capacity of the any process step in the given assembly process.
Lowest capacity is :
Process 2 Capacity = 67 units/hr
Maximum output per hr = 67 units
Thus,
Maximum output in 8 hr = 8*67 = 536 units
B.
Even if the capacity of process 1 is increased to 91 units / hr , bottle neck remains the same.
Thus, Maximum output will remain same.
Maximum units to be assembled in 8 hr = 8*67 = 536 units
C.
After the increase in capacity of process 2 to 91 units,
Lowest capacity is of Process 1 that is 73 units / hr.
Thus,
Maximum output in 8 hr = 8*73 = 584 units
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