(e) Given the current capacity cushion, what is the available manufacturingtime per workstation?(f) With the current setup, is UFS capable of meeting its demand requirements?(g) Suggest a strategy that could achieve a reduction in production costs.Discuss any advantages and disadvantages of your proposed solution. UFS is a manufacturer of furniture. It currently manufactures fourproducts using the same machines and workforce (at the same workstations).UFS is interested in developing its capacity plan for the upcoming year, andhas determined the following yearly demand and production data:Batch Size Setup Time Proc. Time(hrs/batch)DemandProduct(min/unit)(units/year)8,400(units)office chair20015reclining chair6,800200512studio chair9,60020049.conference room chair7,4002006.12The manufacturing facility currently operates 6 production workstations 8hours a day, 5 days per week and 50 weeks per year. Management has de-cided a capacity cushion of 25% is desirable.

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(e) Given the current capacity cushion, what is the available manufacturing time per workstation? (f) With the current setup, is UFS capable of meeting its demand requirements? (g) Suggest a strategy that could achieve a reduction in production costs. Discuss any advantages and disadvantages of your proposed solution.

(e) Given the current capacity cushion, what is the available manufacturing time per workstation? (f) With the current setup, is UFS capable of meeting its demand requirements? (g) Suggest a strategy that could achieve a reduction in production costs. Discuss any advantages and disadvantages of your proposed solution.

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