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QUESTION 101.      

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1.       ABC Manufacturing Company is producing two types of products: X and Y. The annual demand forecasts, batch size, and time standards follow:

 

 

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X

3015

812

Product

Product Y

Demand forecast (units/yr)

2,000

3,000

Batch size (units/batch)

Processing time (hr/unit)

3.6

4.2

Setup time (hr/batch)

 

Both products are produced on the same machine, called JTM-Flex.  
The company works 250 days per year and operates two shifts, each covering 8 hours. If a 15 percent capacity cushion is maintained, how many JTM-Flex machines are required?

Answer

 5

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5 points   

QUESTION 111.        

A company makes four products that have the following characteristics: 

 

Product

A501015B753015C

5030

D

7540

Selling price

Materials

Labor

100

150

The processing requirements for each product on each of the four machines are shown in the table. 

 

ABCD

W72415X81156Y35148Z11079

Processing time (minutes/unit)

Work Center

 Work centers W, X, Y, and Z are available for 40 hours per week and have no setup time when switching between products. Market demand for each product is 80 units per week.

What is the bottleneck workstation?

Answer

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There is no bottleneck in this schedule

5 points   QUESTION 121.        A company makes four products that have the following characteristics:   ProductSelling priceMaterialsLaborA501015B753015C1005030D1507540The processing requirements for each product on each of the four machines are shown in the table.   Processing time (minutes/unit)Work CenterABCDW72415X81156Y35148Z11079 Work centers W, X, Y, and Z are available for 40 hours per week and have no setup time when switching between products. Market demand for each product is 80 units per week.

Using bottleneck method (maximizing the contribution margin per minute at the bottleneck for each product) in what sequence should products be scheduled for production?

 Answer

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A, B, C, D

A, B, D, C

D, C, B, A

C, D, A, B

B, A, D, C

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