Inc,manufactures touring bikes and mountain bikes in a variety of frame sizes,co
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Question
Inc,manufactures touring bikes and mountain bikes in a variety of frame sizes,colors,and component combiantions.Identical bicycles are produced in lots of 90. The projected demand, lot size, and time standards are shown in the following table:
Item: a.Demand forecast. b.Lot size. c.Standard processing time d.Standard setup time.
Touring: a. 4000units/year b.80 units c.0.25 hour/unit d.2 hours/lot
Mountain: a. 8000units/year b.90 units c.0.25 hour/unit d.3 hours/lot
The shop currently works 8 hours a day, 5 days a week, 48 weeks a year. It operates five worlstations, each producing one bicycle in the time shown in the table. The shop maintains a 15 percent capacity cushion. How many workstations will be required next year to meet expected demand without using overtime and without decreasing the firm's current capacity cushion?
The numer of workstations required next year is___?
Explanation / Answer
total no of hour work in a year=8*5*48=1920 so at one work station unit produced=1920*0.25=480 no of work station=12000/480=25