Operations Management
Operations Management
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ISBN: 9781259667473
Author: William J Stevenson
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 5, Problem 11P

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Summary Introduction

To determine: The number of machines of each type required to handle the demand and its capacity and the machine that would have lower total cost.

Introduction: Capacity planning is the process of planning the required production output based on the requirement or the demand that is predicted.

a)

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Answer to Problem 11P

Two machines are need in type A and type B and one machine is needed in type C. Buying two B machines would have lower total cost.

Explanation of Solution

Given information:

A company should decide whether to buy machine of type A, type B, or type C. The cost of type A machine is $40,000, cost of type B machine is $30,000, and the cost of type C machine is $80,000.

Annual demand and processing unit is given as follows for each product:

ProductAnnual demandProcessing time per unit
A B C
1 16,000 3 4 2
2 12,000 4 4 3
3 6,000 5 6 4
4 30,000 2 2 1

Determine the number of machines of each type required and its capacity:

It is given that the machines will operate 60 minutes per hour, 10 hours per day and 250 days per year.

Determine the minutes available for all types of machine:

It is calculated by multiplying number of days per year, hours per day, and minutes per hour. Hence, the available minutes per year for machine type A, type B, and type C is 150,000 minutes per year.

Available minutes=Number of days per year×Hours per day×Minutes per hour=250×10×60=150,000 minutes per year

Determine the processing requirement of product 1 using machine type A:

It is calculated by multiplying annual demand of product 1 and the processing time per unit on type A. Hence, the processing requirements of product 1 using machine type A is 48,000 minutes.

Processing requirement of product 1=Annual demand×Processing time=16,000×3 minutes=48,000 minutes

Determine the processing requirement of product 2 using machine type A:

It is calculated by multiplying annual demand of product 2 and the processing time per unit on type A. Hence, the processing requirements of product 2 using machine type A is 48,000 minutes.

Processing requirement of product 2=Annual demand×Processing time=12,000×4 minutes=48,000 minutes

Determine the processing requirement of product 3 using machine type A:

It is calculated by multiplying annual demand of product 3 and the processing time per unit on type A. Hence, the processing requirements of product 3 using machine type A is 30,000 minutes.

Processing requirement of product 3=Annual demand×Processing time=6,000×5 minutes=30,000 minutes

Determine the processing requirement of product 4 using machine type A:

It is calculated by multiplying annual demand of product 4 and the processing time per unit on type A. Hence, the processing requirements of product 4 using machine type A is 60,000 minutes.

Processing requirement of product 4=Annual demand×Processing time=30,000×2 minutes=60,000 minutes

Determine the total processing requirement using machine type A:

It is calculated by adding the processing requirement of all the products. Hence, the total processing requirement using machine type A is 186,000 minutes.

Total processing requirements=(Processing requirement of product 1+Processing requirement of product 2+Processing requirement of product 3+Processing requirement of product 4)=48,000+48,000+30,000+60,000=186,000 minutes3,100 hours

Determine the needed number of machine type A:

It is calculated by dividing the total processing requirement and available minutes for machine type A. Hence, the needed number of machine type A is 2 machines.

Number of machine type A needed=Processing time neededAvailable minutes for machine type A=186,000150,000=1.242 machines

Determine the processing requirement of product 1 using machine type B:

It is calculated by multiplying annual demand of product 1 and the processing time per unit on type B. Hence, the processing requirements of product 1 using machine type B is 64,000 minutes.

Processing requirement of product 1=Annual demand×Processing time=16,000×4 minutes=64,000 minutes

Determine the processing requirement of product 2 using machine type B:

It is calculated by multiplying annual demand of product 2 and the processing time per unit on type B. Hence, the processing requirements of product 2 using machine type B is 48,000 minutes.

Processing requirement of product 2=Annual demand×Processing time=12,000×4 minutes=48,000 minutes

Determine the processing requirement of product 3 using machine type B:

It is calculated by multiplying annual demand of product 3 and the processing time per unit on type B. Hence, the processing requirements of product 3 using machine type B is 36,000 minutes.

Processing requirement of product 3=Annual demand×Processing time=6,000×6 minutes=36,000 minutes

Determine the processing requirement of product 4 using machine type B:

It is calculated by multiplying annual demand of product 4 and the processing time per unit on type B. Hence, the processing requirements of product 4 using machine type B is 60,000 minutes.

Processing requirement of product 4=Annual demand×Processing time=30,000×2 minutes=60,000 minutes

Determine the total processing requirement using machine type B:

It is calculated by adding the processing requirement of all the products. Hence, the total processing requirement using machine type B is 208,000 minutes.

Total processing requirements=(Processing requirement of product 1+Processing requirement of product 2+Processing requirement of product 3+Processing requirement of product 4)=64,000+48,000+36,000+60,000=208,000 minutes3,466.67 hours

Determine the needed number of machine type B:

It is calculated by dividing the total processing requirement and available minutes for machine type B. Hence, the needed number of machine type B is 2 machines.

Number of machine type B needed=Processing time neededAvailable minutes for machine type B=208,000150,000=1.382 machines

Determine the processing requirement of product 1 using machine type C:

It is calculated by multiplying annual demand of product 1 and the processing time per unit on type B. Hence, the processing requirements of product 1 using machine type B is 32,000 minutes.

Processing requirement of product 1=Annual demand×Processing time=16,000×2 minutes=32,000 minutes

Determine the processing requirement of product 2 using machine type C:

It is calculated by multiplying annual demand of product 2 and the processing time per unit on type B. Hence, the processing requirements of product 2 using machine type B is 36,000 minutes.

Processing requirement of product 2=Annual demand×Processing time=12,000×3 minutes=36,000 minutes

Determine the processing requirement of product 3 using machine type C:

It is calculated by multiplying annual demand of product 3 and the processing time per unit on type B. Hence, the processing requirements of product 3 using machine type B is 24,000 minutes.

Processing requirement of product 3=Annual demand×Processing time=6,000×4 minutes=24,000 minutes

Determine the processing requirement of product 4 using machine type C:

It is calculated by multiplying annual demand of product 4 and the processing time per unit on type B. Hence, the processing requirements of product 4 using machine type B is 30,000 minutes.

Processing requirement of product 4=Annual demand×Processing time=30,000×1 minutes=30,000 minutes

Determine the total processing requirement using machine type C:

It is calculated by adding the processing requirement of all the products. Hence, the total processing requirement using machine type C is 122,000 minutes.

Total processing requirements=(Processing requirement of product 1+Processing requirement of product 2+Processing requirement of product 3+Processing requirement of product 4)=32,000+36,000+24,000+30,000=122,000 minutes2,033.33 hours

Determine the needed number of machine type C:

It is calculated by dividing the total processing requirement and available minutes for machine type C. Hence, the needed number of machine type C is 1 machine.

Number of machine type C needed=Processing time neededAvailable minutes for machine type C=122,000150,000=0.811 machines

Determine the total cost considering purchase cost of machine type A:

It is calculated by multiplying number of machines and the cost of the machine. Hence, the total cost is $80,000.

Total cost=Number of machines×Cost of the machine=2×40,000=80,000

Determine the total cost considering purchase cost of machine type B:

It is calculated by multiplying number of machines and the cost of the machine. Hence, the total cost is $60,000.

Total cost=Number of machines×Cost of the machine=2×30,000=60,000

Determine the total cost considering purchase cost of machine type C:

It is calculated by multiplying number of machines and the cost of the machine. Hence, the total cost is $80,000.

Total cost=Number of machines×Cost of the machine=1×80,000=80,000

Hence, Buying 2 of the B machines at a total cost of $60,000 have lower total cost.

b)

Summary Introduction

To determine: The machine that would have lower total cost considering operating cost.

Introduction: Capacity planning is the process of planning the required production output based on the requirement or the demand that is predicted.

b)

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Answer to Problem 11P

Buying two B machines would have lower total cost.

Explanation of Solution

Given information:

A company should decide whether to buy machine of type A, type B, or type C. The cost of type A machine is $40,000, cost of type B machine is $30,000, and the cost of type C machine is $80,000.

Annual demand and processing unit is given as follows for each product:

ProductAnnual demandProcessing time per unit
A B C
1 16,000 3 4 2
2 12,000 4 4 3
3 6,000 5 6 4
4 30,000 2 2 1

Operating cost for machine A is $10 per hour, operating cost for machine B is $11 per hour, and operating cost for machine C is $12 per hour.

Calculate the total cost considering both purchasing cost and operating cost for machine A:

It is calculated by adding the total cost considering purchasing cost and the operating cost which can be attained by multiplying operating cost per hour and the total processing hours.

Total cost=Total cost considering purchasing cost+(Total processing hours×Operating cost per hour)=$80,000+(3,100 hours×$10)=$80,000+$31,000=$111,000

Calculate the total cost considering both purchasing cost and operating cost for machine B:

It is calculated by adding the total cost considering purchasing cost and the operating cost which can be attained by multiplying operating cost per hour and the total processing hours.

Total cost=Total cost considering purchasing cost+(Total processing hours×Operating cost per hour)=$60,000+(3,466.67 hours×$11)=$60,000+$38,133=$98,133

Calculate the total cost considering both purchasing cost and operating cost for machine C:

It is calculated by adding the total cost considering purchasing cost and the operating cost which can be attained by multiplying operating cost per hour and the total processing hours.

Total cost=Total cost considering purchasing cost+(Total processing hours×Operating cost per hour)=$80,000+(2,033.22 hours×$12)=$80,000+$24,400=$104,400

Hence, buying two B machines would have lower total cost.

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