Cooper River Glass Works Crgw Produces Four Different Models Of Desk Lamps As Shown On The Flowchart The Operations M 1 (28.93 KiB) Viewed 41 times
Cooper River Glass Works Crgw Produces Four Different Models Of Desk Lamps As Shown On The Flowchart The Operations M 2 (60.83 KiB) Viewed 41 times
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Cooper River Glass Works (CRGW) produces four different models of desk lamps as shown on the flowchart. The operations manager knows that total monthly demand exceeds the capacity available for production Thus, she is interested in determining the product mix which will maximize profits. Each model's price, routing, processing times, and material cost is provided in the flowchart. Demand next month is estimated to be 150 units of model Alpha. 175 units of model Bravo, 250 units of model Charlie, and 200 units of model Delta CRGW operates only one 8 hours shift per day and is scheduled to work 20 days next month (no overtime). Further, each station requires a 10% capacity cushion Click the icon to view the Cooper River Glass Works Flowchart a. Which station is the bottleneck? The bottleneck is with a total load of minutes for the next month (Enter your response as a whole number)
Alpha $10/ Raw materials Bravo $10/ Step 1 Station 1 (10 min) Raw materials Charlie $8 Step 1 Station 1 (5 min) Raw materials Delta $5 Step 1 Station 1 (20 min) Raw materials Step 2 Station 2 (5 min) Step Station 2 (20 min) Step 2 Station 2 (15 min) Step 2 Station 2 (5 min) Step 3 Station 3 (15 min) Step 2 Station 3 (10 min) Step 3 Station 3 (5 min) Step 3 Station 3 (10 miri) | Step 4 Station 4 (10 min) Step 4 Station 4 (20 min) Step 4 Station 4 (10 min) Product Alpha Price: $85/unit Demand: 150 units/mo Product Bravo Price: $80/unit Demand: 175 units/mo Product Charlie Price: $75/unit Demand: 250 units/mo Product Delta Price: $95/unit Demand: 200 units/mo
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