b. Given your output rate in part a, what is the efficiency of the process? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) Efficiency % c. What is the flow time of the process? Flow time seconds

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b. Given your output rate in part a, what is the efficiency of the process? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)
Efficiency
%
c. What is the flow time of the process?
Flow time
seconds
Transcribed Image Text:b. Given your output rate in part a, what is the efficiency of the process? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.) Efficiency % c. What is the flow time of the process? Flow time seconds
Problem 11-15
The following represents a process used to assemble a chair with an upholstered seat. Stations A, B, and C make the seat; stations J,
K, and L assemble the chair frame; station X is where the two subassemblies are brought together; and some final tasks are completed
in stations Y and Z. One worker is assigned to each of the stations. The line is paced using a countdown clock to synchronize
production at each station. Generally there is no inventory kept anywhere in the system, although there is room for one unit between
each of the stations that might be used for a brief amount of time.
A
A
B
с
D
B
K
Given the following amount of work in seconds required at each station:
X Y Z
38 J 32 X 22
34
K 30 Y 18
34 Z 20
43 L
a. What is the possible daily output of this "process" if 11 hours of processing time is available each day? (Round your answer to the
nearest whole number.)
Daily output
units
Transcribed Image Text:Problem 11-15 The following represents a process used to assemble a chair with an upholstered seat. Stations A, B, and C make the seat; stations J, K, and L assemble the chair frame; station X is where the two subassemblies are brought together; and some final tasks are completed in stations Y and Z. One worker is assigned to each of the stations. The line is paced using a countdown clock to synchronize production at each station. Generally there is no inventory kept anywhere in the system, although there is room for one unit between each of the stations that might be used for a brief amount of time. A A B с D B K Given the following amount of work in seconds required at each station: X Y Z 38 J 32 X 22 34 K 30 Y 18 34 Z 20 43 L a. What is the possible daily output of this "process" if 11 hours of processing time is available each day? (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.) Daily output units
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