Production and Operations Analysis, Seventh Edition
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step 2
step 3
processing time
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setup time
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A startup company is considering making a part by injection molding. The part is moderately complex and the volume of the part is about 10 cubic centimeters. Assume that the part is designed for injection molding and can be made with a two part mold. The company needs to make 250,000 parts made from ABS plastic. Once the mold is made it will take a worker 1 minute to make one part using the injection molding machine. The company will use contract manufacturing to produce the parts. Estimate the cost per part and explain how you came up with the number. (If you are stuck look at the Contract Manufacturing Cost per Unit section. Also keep in mind that there is no exact right answer, the goal is to come up with a reasonable estimate.)
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Quasi-Tech Corporation produces specially machined parts. The parts are produced in batches in one continuous manufacturing process. Each part is custom produced and requires special engineering design activity (based on customer specifications). Once the design is completed, the equipment can be set up for batch production. Once the batch is completed, a sample is taken and inspected to see if the parts are within the tolerances allowed. Thus, the manufacturing process has four activities: engineering, setups, machining, and inspecting. Costs have been assigned to each activity using direct tracing and resource drivers as follows:
Activity
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Engineering
$1,000,000
Engineering hours
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Setups
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Setups
200 setups
Machining
2,000,000
Machine hours
25,000 machine hours
Inspection
800,000
Inspection hours
2,500 inspection hours
Quasi-Tech produces two models: Model C and Model D. The following table…
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Production and Operations Analysis, Seventh Edition
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