c) What is the cycle time corresponding to maximum throughput and actual throughput? d) Suppose that a second parallel machine is added at station 2. What is the new bottleneck time and new throughput time of the system? How did the addition of the second machine at workstation 2 affect the performance of the work cell?

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A Manufacturing Corp. with three-station work cell has the process displayed below. Each
workstation has only one worker to the assigned activity. Single order arrives every 7.5 hours.

c) What is the cycle time corresponding to maximum throughput and actual throughput?
d) Suppose that a second parallel machine is added at station 2. What is the new bottleneck time
and new throughput time of the system? How did the addition of the second machine at
workstation 2 affect the performance of the work cell?

 

IN
Station 1
Station 2
Station 3
OUT
Task Time: 3 hrs.
Task Time: 5 hrs.
Task Time: 2 hrs.
Transcribed Image Text:IN Station 1 Station 2 Station 3 OUT Task Time: 3 hrs. Task Time: 5 hrs. Task Time: 2 hrs.
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