There are four tasks performed in stations: mixing,, shaping, baking and packaging. Each cookie goes thru 1 of the 2 of shaping machines and 1 of the 3 baking ovens. Station 1 Mix 6.5 min/batch Station 2 shape 18 min/batch shape 10 min/batch Station 3 bake 17 min/batch bake 14 min/batch bake 35 min/batch Station 4 pack 9.8 min/batch 1. What is the Throughput time? 2. What is the Bottleneck time? 3. If factory operates 16 hours/day, 6 days/week, what is weekly capacity? 4. If upgrading some equipment to replace one of the existing operations. Which operation should be considered first?
There are four tasks performed in stations: mixing,, shaping, baking and packaging. Each cookie goes thru 1 of the 2 of shaping machines and 1 of the 3 baking ovens.
Station 1 Mix 6.5 min/batch
Station 2 shape 18 min/batch shape 10 min/batch
Station 3 bake 17 min/batch bake 14 min/batch bake 35 min/batch
Station 4 pack 9.8 min/batch
1. What is the Throughput time?
2. What is the Bottleneck time?
3. If factory operates 16 hours/day, 6 days/week, what is weekly capacity?
4. If upgrading some equipment to replace one of the existing operations. Which operation should be considered first?
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I am confused where your numbers are coming from. If look at the diagragm I attached.
The numbers used to calculate the thoroughput (15, 20 ,12) are not any numbers found in the diagragm
The miximg time is 6.5 min/batch not 15 min/dose as you indicated.
Bake times are 17, 14 and 35 min/batch not 10 min/batch as you indicated
Packing is 9.8 min/batch not 12 min/batch as you indicated.
When figuring out weekly capacity you multiple by 7 but problem indicates 6 days/week
It appears you are not solving this problem because you working with different numbers.
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