A Printed Circuit Board (PCB) machine installs integrated circuits onto a board. Before starting to produce a board, the PCB machine requires a 20-minute setup. Once in production, the PCB machine requires only 0.15 minute per board. Assume there is ample demand. Say the PCB machine produces 200 boards between setups and demand is 2 boards per minute. Given this operating process, what is the average inventory of boards at the PCB machine? answer:________

A Printed Circuit Board (PCB) machine installs integrated circuits onto a board. Before starting to produce a board, the PCB machine requires a 20-minute setup. Once in production, the PCB machine requires only 0.15 minute per board. Assume there is ample demand. Say the PCB machine produces 200 boards between setups and demand is 2 boards per minute. Given this operating process, what is the average inventory of boards at the PCB machine? answer:________

Practical Management Science

6th Edition

ISBN:9781337406659

Author:WINSTON, Wayne L.

Publisher:WINSTON, Wayne L.

Chapter11: Simulation Models

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 47P

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