Wally's Widget Warehouse takes orders from 7 A.M. to 7 P.M. The manager wants to analyze the process and has provided the following process flow diagram. There are three steps required to ship a customer order. The first step is to take the order from a customer. The second step is to pick the order for the customer, and then they have to pack the order to ready it for shipping. The order-taking step works at a maximum rate of 100 customer orders per hour. Order picking works at a maximum of 75 per hour, and packing works at 60 per hour. Customers Order Taker 100 Customers/ hour Current maximum output Pick orders Pack orders Customer Orders/ Pick Orders 75 Customers/ hour hours hours Picked Orders/ Wally wants to figure out the following. a. What is the current maximum daily output of the process assuming that no one works overtime? (i.e., meaning all three operations work a 12-hour shift) units per day Pack Orders 60 Customers/ hour Wait for Shipper b. How long (in hours) will the picking and packing operations have to work to finish all the orders that were taken if we have a day where the order taker works at his maximum capacity? (Round your answers to 1 decimal place.)
Wally's Widget Warehouse takes orders from 7 A.M. to 7 P.M. The manager wants to analyze the process and has provided the following process flow diagram. There are three steps required to ship a customer order. The first step is to take the order from a customer. The second step is to pick the order for the customer, and then they have to pack the order to ready it for shipping. The order-taking step works at a maximum rate of 100 customer orders per hour. Order picking works at a maximum of 75 per hour, and packing works at 60 per hour. Customers Order Taker 100 Customers/ hour Current maximum output Pick orders Pack orders Customer Orders/ Pick Orders 75 Customers/ hour hours hours Picked Orders/ Wally wants to figure out the following. a. What is the current maximum daily output of the process assuming that no one works overtime? (i.e., meaning all three operations work a 12-hour shift) units per day Pack Orders 60 Customers/ hour Wait for Shipper b. How long (in hours) will the picking and packing operations have to work to finish all the orders that were taken if we have a day where the order taker works at his maximum capacity? (Round your answers to 1 decimal place.)
Practical Management Science
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