the production process shown below consists of five stages. The numbers in parentheses are the times in minutes to complete one unit before it moves on to the next tage. The demand rate is 46 units per hour. Stage A (6) Stage B (2) Stage C (6) Stage D (4) Stage E (3)

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  1. How many workers are needed at each stage if management wants a utilization of at least 85 percent? Round your answers up to the nearest whole number.

    Stage A: __  workers

    Stage B: __  workers

    Stage C: __  workers

    Stage D: __  workers

    Stage E: __   workers

  2. Suppose that the number of workers at each stage are as follows:

     

    Stage Number of Workers
    A 5
    B 3
    C 7
    D 5
    E 2

     

    What is the output rate at each stage? Round your answers to the nearest whole number.

    Stage A: __   units/hour

    Stage B: __  units/hour

    Stage C: __  units/hour

    Stage D: __  units/hour

    Stage E: __  units/hour

  3. Where is the bottleneck in this process?

    The bottleneck is  (Stage A, B, C, D, or E).

The production process shown below consists of five stages. The numbers in parentheses are the times in minutes to complete one unit before it moves on to the next
stage. The demand rate is 46 units per hour.
Stage A (6)
Stage B (2)
Stage C (6)
Stage D (4)
Stage E (3)
Transcribed Image Text:The production process shown below consists of five stages. The numbers in parentheses are the times in minutes to complete one unit before it moves on to the next stage. The demand rate is 46 units per hour. Stage A (6) Stage B (2) Stage C (6) Stage D (4) Stage E (3)
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