The cereal producing operation uses 2 different automated lines to fill its cere

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The cereal producing operation uses 2 different automated lines to fill its cereal boxes. Each line was installed at different times as the business grew. The business started with the first machine in 1995. The 2nd line was added in 2009. Each line operates 3 shifts/day (i.e. 24 hours/day) 5 days/week. During the 3 shifts they are only stopped to change the size of the box being filled, clean the lines, and perform other types of routine maintenance. Because of their age differences each line has a different design capacity and has different amounts of downtime (i.e. the newer line is easier to set up and maintain). The plant manager collected the following statistics for each line over the last week of operation. Calculate the Effective Capacity, Efficiency, and Utilization for each line.

Explanation / Answer

1. Capacity = 150 x 18 hours x 7 days = 18900 per week., for 1995 line

180 x 21.5 hours x 7 days = 27090 per week., for 2009 line

2. Efficiency = 12000/18900 = 63.49% ., for 1995 line

16500/27090 = 60.9% ., for 2009 line

3. Utilization = Actual hours spent / Total hours available

18/24 = 75% ., for 1995 line

21.5/24 = 89.5% for 2009 line

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