Knott's Industries manufactures standard and super premium backyard swing sets. Currently it has four identical swing-set-making machines, which are operated 250 days per year and 8 hours each day. A capacity cushion of 25 percent is desired. the following info is
|
Standard Model |
Super Premium Model |
| Annual Demand |
20,000 |
10,000 |
| Standard Processing Time |
7 min |
20 min |
| Average Lot Size |
50 |
25 |
| Standard Setup Time per Lot |
30 min |
45 min
|
A- Does Knott's have the sufficient capacity to meet annual demand ?
Knott's ... does not........ have suffiecient capacity to meet annual demand because ......5.......machines are needed (enter ur responce rounded up to the next whole nimber)
B- IF Knott's was able to reduce the set up time for the super premium model from 45 minutes to 30 minutes there ....would or would not........ be enough capacity to produce 20,000 units of each type of swing set because .............. machines are needed (enter ur response rounded up to the next whole number)