Question

You are considering the purchase of a new machine to help produce a new product line being introduced. The machine is expected to have a setup time of 10 minutes per batch and a processing time of 2 minutes per part. You plan to have batch sizes of 50 parts. The plant operates 8 hours per day.

A. (5 points) What is the capacity of the machine in batches per day?
B. (5 points) What is the capacity of the machine in parts per day?
C. (5 points) How many batches per daycan you run through the machine if you decide to operate the machine at a 70% utilization rate?
D. (5 points) How many parts per daycan you process through the machine if you decide to operate the machine at an 85% utilization rate?

Answer 1

A. 4.3 batches

B. 215 parts

C. 3 batches

D. 184 parts

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