The ABC Company is planning a new product line and a new plant to produce the parts for the line. The product line will include 8 different models. Annual production of each model is expected to be 900 units. Each product will be assembled of 180 components. All processing of parts will be accomplished in the new plant. On average, 6 processing operations are required to produce each component, and each operation takes an average of 1 min (including an allowance for setup time and part handling). All processing operations are performed at workstations, each of which includes a production machine and a human worker. The plant operates one shift. Determine the number of (a) components, (b) processing operations, and (c) workers that will be needed to accomplish the processing operations if each worker works 2,000 hr/yr.
The ABC Company is planning a new product line and a new plant to produce the parts
for the line. The product line will include 8 different models. Annual production of each
model is expected to be 900 units. Each product will be assembled of 180 components.
All processing of parts will be accomplished in the new plant. On average, 6 processing
operations are required to produce each component, and each operation takes an average
of 1 min (including an allowance for setup time and part handling). All processing operations
are performed at workstations, each of which includes a production machine and a
human worker. The plant operates one shift. Determine the number of (a) components, (b)
processing operations, and (c) workers that will be needed to accomplish the processing
operations if each worker works 2,000 hr/yr.
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