The three-station work cell illustrated in the figure below has a product that must go through one of the two machines at station 1 (they are parallel) before proceeding to station 2. Capacity: 20 units/hr Station 1 Machine A Station 2 Station 3 Station 1 Machine B Сараcity. 5 units/hr Сараciy. 10 units/hr Capacity: 20 units/hr a) The bottleneck time of the system is O minutes per unit (enter your response as a whole number). b) is the bottleneck station. c) The throughput time is O minutes (enter your response as a whole number). d) If the firm operates 11 hours per day, 5 days per week, the weekly capacity of this work cell isunits (enter your response as a whole number).

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The three-station work cell illustrated in the figure below has a product that must go through one of the two machines at station 1 (they are parallel) before proceeding to station 2.
Capacity: 20 units/hr
Station 1
Machine A
Station 2
Station 3
Station 1
Сарacity:
Сарacity:
Machine B
5 units/hr
10 units/hr
Capacity: 20 units/hr
a) The bottleneck time of the system is
minutes per unit (enter your response as a whole number).
b)
V is the bottleneck station.
c) The throughput time is
minutes (enter your response as a whole number).
d) If the firm operates 11 hours per day, 5 days per week, the weekly capacity of this work cell is
units (enter your response as a whole number).
Transcribed Image Text:The three-station work cell illustrated in the figure below has a product that must go through one of the two machines at station 1 (they are parallel) before proceeding to station 2. Capacity: 20 units/hr Station 1 Machine A Station 2 Station 3 Station 1 Сарacity: Сарacity: Machine B 5 units/hr 10 units/hr Capacity: 20 units/hr a) The bottleneck time of the system is minutes per unit (enter your response as a whole number). b) V is the bottleneck station. c) The throughput time is minutes (enter your response as a whole number). d) If the firm operates 11 hours per day, 5 days per week, the weekly capacity of this work cell is units (enter your response as a whole number).
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