a) The throughput time of the new work coll is minutes (enter your response as a whole number) b) The bottleneck time of the new work cell isminutes per unit (enter your response as a whole number) c) If the firm operates 9 hours per day. 6 days per week, the weekly capacity of the work cell with the second machine at workstation 2 is units (enter your response as a whole number)

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The Pullman Mig, Inc. three-station work cell illustrated in the figure below has two machines at station 1 in parallel. (The product needs to go through only one of the two machines
proceeding to station 2.)
before
12 min/unit
Station 1
Machine A
Station 1
Machine B
12 min/unit
Station 2
12 min/unit
Station 3
3 min/unit
The manager, Ms. Hartley, has asked you to evaluate the system if she adds a parallel machine at station 2
a) The throughput time of the new work cell isminutes (enter your response as a whole number)
b) The bottleneck time of the new work cell is minutes per unit (enter your response as a whole number)
c) If the firm operates 9 hours per day, 6 days per week, the weekly pacity of the work cell with
number)
RPO
second machine at workstation 2 is units (enter your response as a whole
d) If the firm operates 9 hours per day. 6 days per week, the weekly capacity of the work cell without the second machine at workstation 2 isunits (enter your response as a whole
number)
Transcribed Image Text:The Pullman Mig, Inc. three-station work cell illustrated in the figure below has two machines at station 1 in parallel. (The product needs to go through only one of the two machines proceeding to station 2.) before 12 min/unit Station 1 Machine A Station 1 Machine B 12 min/unit Station 2 12 min/unit Station 3 3 min/unit The manager, Ms. Hartley, has asked you to evaluate the system if she adds a parallel machine at station 2 a) The throughput time of the new work cell isminutes (enter your response as a whole number) b) The bottleneck time of the new work cell is minutes per unit (enter your response as a whole number) c) If the firm operates 9 hours per day, 6 days per week, the weekly pacity of the work cell with number) RPO second machine at workstation 2 is units (enter your response as a whole d) If the firm operates 9 hours per day. 6 days per week, the weekly capacity of the work cell without the second machine at workstation 2 isunits (enter your response as a whole number)
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