Swenson Saws produces bows, frame, dovetail, and tenon saws used by craft furniture makers. During an 8-hour shift, a saw is produced every 6 minutes. The demand for the bow, frame, and dovetail saws is about the same, but the demand tenon saw is twice the demand for the other three.
a) If mixed-model scheduling is used, how many of each saw will be produced before the cycle is repeated?
b) determine a satisfactory production sequence for one unit production. How often is this sequence repeated?
c) how many of each saw does Swenson produce in one shift?