Company are planning to implement a new production line to firstly produce parts and then
assemble the final products for the production line. There will be different models
produced from the production line, while annual production is expected to reach units.
Each product will be assembled of components, where all parts will be manufactured and
assembled in one factory.
There are an average of processing steps required to produce each component, and each
processing step takes secincludes an allowance for setup time and part handling Each
final unit of product takes hours to assemble. All processing operations are performed at
work cells that each include a production machine and a human worker.
Products are assembled on single workstations consisting of three workers each. If each work
cell and each workstation require m and the factory operates one shift hryear
Determine:
a how many production operations.
b how much floorspace.
c how many workers will be required in the plant.
