One of Canadian Air Conditioners Inc., (CAC) newer products the TMP-20 thermostat, was developed for a new model of air conditioners to be introduced in 2014. Since this product is a modified version of an earlier thermostat, the assembly process to produce the thermostat had to be redesigned. Listed below are the station times in minutes to assemble the new TMP-20 thermostat and the old thermostat. Station Old Thermostat TMP-20 1 2.7 2.8 2.8 2.9 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.4
One of Canadian Air Conditioners Inc., (CAC) newer products the TMP-20 thermostat, was developed for a new model of air conditioners to be introduced in 2014. Since this product is a modified version of an earlier thermostat, the assembly process to produce the thermostat had to be redesigned. Listed below are the station times in minutes to assemble the new TMP-20 thermostat and the old thermostat. Station Old Thermostat TMP-20 1 2.7 2.8 2.8 2.9 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.4
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One of Canadian Air Conditioners Inc., (CAC) newer products the TMP-20 thermostat, was
developed for a new model of air conditioners to be introduced in 2014. Since this product
is a modified version of an earlier thermostat, the assembly process to produce the
thermostat had to be redesigned.
Listed below are the station times in minutes to assemble the new TMP-20 thermostat and the
old thermostat.
Station
Old Thermostat
TMP-20
1
2.7
2.8
2
2.8
2.9
3
3.1
3.0
4
3.0
3.4
5
2.9
3.1
A. What is the Cycle time of the New Thermostat line?
C.
What is the balance delay of the New Thermostat line?
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Currently the following workers are assigned to each station for the production of the old
thermostat as follows:
Worker
Station
Ave. Efficiency
Thomas
1
97%
William
4
125%
Julia
2
90%
Sergio
5
105%
Maria
3
115%
D. What is the present actual or nominal hourly output rate (in units/hour) for the
production of the old thermostat?
units/hour
E. Assuming the workers experience their same average efficiency, regardless of station, what
worker would you assign to each station of the new TMP-20 assembly process to achieve the
highest possible hourly output rate? What level of hourly output can be achieved, given
these new assignments?
Station
Worker
1
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