15. The following activities and times (in minutes) were recorded for a mold operator: I Removes molded piece from die I Walks 10 ft to a workbench I Boxes widget and places on conveyor I Walks back to molder I Blows out dirt from mold 1 Sprays oil into mold, pushes “GO" 0.6 0.2 1.0 0.2 0.4 0.2 Mold cycles automatically 3.0 The cycle then repeats itself. The operator is paid $10.00/h, and it costs $15.00/h to run the molder. What is the optimum number of machines that can be assigned to the operator to produce the widgets at lowest cost? Draw a worker-machine chart.

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15. The following activities and times (in minutes) were recorded for a mold operator:
I Removes molded piece from die
0.6
Walks 10 ft to a workbench
0.2
Boxes widget and places on conveyor
1.0
Walks back to molder
0.2
Blows out dirt from mold
0.4
1 Sprays oil into mold, pushes “GO"
I Mold cycles automatically
0.2
3.0
The cycle then repeats itself. The operator is paid $10.00/h, and it costs $15.00/h to run
the molder. What is the optimum number of machines that can be assigned to the operator
to produce the widgets at lowest cost? Draw a worker-machine chart.
Transcribed Image Text:15. The following activities and times (in minutes) were recorded for a mold operator: I Removes molded piece from die 0.6 Walks 10 ft to a workbench 0.2 Boxes widget and places on conveyor 1.0 Walks back to molder 0.2 Blows out dirt from mold 0.4 1 Sprays oil into mold, pushes “GO" I Mold cycles automatically 0.2 3.0 The cycle then repeats itself. The operator is paid $10.00/h, and it costs $15.00/h to run the molder. What is the optimum number of machines that can be assigned to the operator to produce the widgets at lowest cost? Draw a worker-machine chart.
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