The total cycle time of an automated fiber placement (AFP)operation (sheet lamination), used to manufacture a section of theairplane fuselage, is 8 hours and 40 minutes. The setup time beforethe start of the operation is 10 minutes. After each layer is putdown, an inspection stage is performed for 5 minutes. The AFP headrequires cleaning cycle of 3 minutes every 7 layers.
1. If the part is made of 20 layers, what is the time required(in minutes) to lay down 1 layer? (40 points)
2. What is the percentage of down time for this operation? (30points)
3. What is the total cycle time (in minutes) for making thispart, if the lay down speed was doubled? (30 points)
