The Geneva Watch Corporation manufactures watches on a conveyor belt with six stations. One worker stands at each station and performs the following tasks:Workers get paid $10 per hour. You can ignore any idle time of workers resulting from the beginning or the end of the day. a. What is the labor content? b. Assume a demand rate of 50 watches per hour. What is the takt time? c. Assume a demand rate of 50 watches per hour. What is the target manpower? d. An external supplier suggests shipping the battery module with preinstalled batteries, thereby eliminating the need for step 10. How would that impact process capacity? e. How could you increase the capacity of the process by rebalancing it? Processing Time(seconds)StationTasksA1. Heat-stake lens to bezel14Preparation2. Inspect bezel263. Clean switch holes104. Install set switch in bezel18Total time for A68в5. Check switch travel236. Clean inside bezel7. Install module in bezelPreparation 21225Total time for B608. Install battery clip on module20Battery installation. Heat-stake battery clip on module2010. Install two batteries in module2211. Check switch8Total time for C70D12. Install band45Band installation13. Inspect band13Total time for D58E14. Cosmetic inspection4Packaging preparation 15. Final test71Total time for E75F16. Place watch and cuff in display box20Watch packaging17. Place cover in display box base1418. Place owner's manual and box into tub30Total time for F64.........

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The Geneva Watch Corporation manufactures watches on a conveyor belt with six stations. One worker stands at each station and performs the following tasks:Workers get paid $10 per hour. You can ignore any idle time of workers resulting from
the beginning or the end of the day.
a. What is the labor content?
b. Assume a demand rate of 50 watches per hour. What is the takt time?
c. Assume a demand rate of 50 watches per hour. What is the target manpower?
d. An external supplier suggests shipping the battery module with preinstalled batteries,
thereby eliminating the need for step 10. How would that impact process capacity?
e. How could you increase the capacity of the process by rebalancing it?

Processing Time
(seconds)
Station
Tasks
A
1. Heat-stake lens to bezel
14
Preparation
2. Inspect bezel
26
3. Clean switch holes
10
4. Install set switch in bezel
18
Total time for A
68
в
5. Check switch travel
23
6. Clean inside bezel
7. Install module in bezel
Preparation 2
12
25
Total time for B
60
8. Install battery clip on module
20
Battery installation
. Heat-stake battery clip on module
20
10. Install two batteries in module
22
11. Check switch
8
Total time for C
70
D
12. Install band
45
Band installation
13. Inspect band
13
Total time for D
58
E
14. Cosmetic inspection
4
Packaging preparation 15. Final test
71
Total time for E
75
F
16. Place watch and cuff in display box
20
Watch packaging
17. Place cover in display box base
14
18. Place owner's manual and box into tub
30
Total time for F
64
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