‘Solutions to Exereises for Chapter 4 ‘MBA 6150 Schvaneveldt By receiving this document, you agree to use these solutions for your own study only and to not share or distribute them to anyone who is not currently enrolled in this semester's section of MBA 6150. Thope that these solutions are helpful to you in your study efforts. Chapter 4 Production Processes D-1,2 P-2,3,10 ‘SuperQuiz D-1_ What kind of layout is used in a physical fitness center? ‘Workcenter layout (also called departmental layout ot process layout) -- similar equipment or functions are grouped together, stich as rowing machines in one area, and weight machines in another. The exercise enthusiasts move through the fitness center, following a sequence of operations that fits their particular needs — it is not a standardized sequence for all users. ‘D-2 What isthe objective of assembly-line balancing? How would you deal with the situation where ‘one worker, although trying hard, is 20 percent slower than the other 10 people on a line? ‘The objective is to create an efficient balance between the tasks and workstations to minimize idle time. If the employee is deemed valuable, training may enhance his/her speed. It is also possible to place him/her in the “choice” job, i, that workstation which has most idle time to adjust for the slowness ‘Also, faster workers may assist the slow worker if the balance and physical features of the line permit. P-2_ Using Little’s Law we know that Inventory = Throughput x Flow Time Before change: [nventory = | perhour X 15 hours=15 X $1500 = $22,500 After change: Inventory = | per hour X 10 hours=10 X $1500= $15,000 Reduction in WIP = $22,500 - $15,000 = $7,500 p-3 FC =(P-VC)xBE (FC = fixed cost, P= price, VC = variable cost, BE is Break-even) a, $300,000 = ($23.00 - $8.00) * BE BE = 20,000 books b. Higher ©. LowerP-10 a. precedence diagram OO -O-© OOO. DO s % 30 0 k OO i 6 ~\ 2 b. Cycle Time C= production time per day/required output per day Production Time Per day (in seconds) _ 7.5% (60*60) "Required Output per day —=S0 = 90 seconds per unit. c. Theoretical minimum number of workstations ‘Sum of task times / Cycle time) = 410 / 90 = 4.56 —> 5 work stations d. Assignment of tasks to workstations following the assignment rules given in problem Work station I 0 g 60 j 25 5 m © 45 b 40 5 Vv e 30 h 50 10 v f 20 1 15 k 20 1 2 10 S410,T_ 410 e. Efficiency = NoC = 500 = 0911 or 91.1% £, There are several possible options. One is to reduce cycle time to 81 seconds per unit This produces (7.5 hours)(3600 seconds per hour)/81 seconds per units = 333.3 units. Another option is to work 45 minutes overtime (7.5 x 10% = .75 hour or 45 minutes). ‘There are many other options possible that are combinations of these two options. SuperQuiz Compare your answers with the Answer Key provided at the end of the quiz in the textbook,