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Your scientists have perfected Harry Potter\'s invisibility cloak and are rampin

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Question

Your scientists have perfected Harry Potter's invisibility cloak and are ramping up production. It plans to use this production line sixteen hours a day in order to meet projected demand of 1600 units. The tasks necessary to produce this product are: Task Time (minutes) Predecessor Get Cloth 4 none Get Bat Wings 5 none Boil Toil and Trouble 15.4 none Stir in ingredients 1 Bat Wings & Boil Paint onto Cloth 11.0 Stir & Cloth Package for delivery 2.0 Paint If the company wants the output rate to be equal to demand, what is the desired cycle time (in seconds)? (Keep one decimal place in your answer)

Explanation / Answer

Desired cycle time will be expressed as :

Desired cycle time

= Available production time in a day / projected demand in a day

= 16 hours/ 1600 units

= 16 x 3600 / 1600 seconds/ unit

= 36 seconds/ unit

DESIRED CYCLE TIME = 36 SECONDS

DESIRED CYCLE TIME = 36 SECONDS