Station A has 3 parallel operators, A1, A2, and A3. Station C has 2 parallel operators, C1 and C2. Each unit only needs to be processed by one of the operators A1, A2 and A3. After being processed at Station B (with a single operator), a unit then needs to be processed by either C1 or C2. The process time of the individual operators are given as follows. A1, A2, and A3: 12 minutes B: 9 minutes C1 and C2: 6 minutes. It is observed that the utilization of Station B is 53%. What is the throughput rate (in units/hour) of this process?

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Consider a manufacturing process depicted by the following flowchart.
A1
A2
A3
B
C1
C2
Station A has 3 parallel operators, A1, A2, and A3. Station C has 2 parallel
operators, C1 and C2. Each unit only needs to be processed by one of the
operators A1, A2 and A3. After being processed at Station B (with a single
operator), a unit then needs to be processed by either C1 or C2. The process
time of the individual operators are given as follows.
A1, A2, and A3: 12 minutes
B: 9 minutes
C1 and C2: 6 minutes.
It is observed that the utilization of Station B is 53%. What is the throughput
rate (in units/hour) of this process?
Transcribed Image Text:Consider a manufacturing process depicted by the following flowchart. A1 A2 A3 B C1 C2 Station A has 3 parallel operators, A1, A2, and A3. Station C has 2 parallel operators, C1 and C2. Each unit only needs to be processed by one of the operators A1, A2 and A3. After being processed at Station B (with a single operator), a unit then needs to be processed by either C1 or C2. The process time of the individual operators are given as follows. A1, A2, and A3: 12 minutes B: 9 minutes C1 and C2: 6 minutes. It is observed that the utilization of Station B is 53%. What is the throughput rate (in units/hour) of this process?
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