5. MMC has a chocolate factory in Leicester City, England. It makes three kinds

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5. MMC has a chocolate factory in Leicester City, England. It makes three kinds of Chocolate: milk chocolate, mint chocolate and dark chocolate. It cycles between producing these three products. Next Table provides data on these three products. Milk Chocolate Chocolate Mint Dark Chocolate Demand (kg/hour) 10 15 Setup time (minutes) 45 30 75 The line produces them at the same rate (when operating): 50 kg per hour. One kind of chocolate is produced at a time. Suppose MMC produces 50 kg of Milk chocolate, 75 kgs of mint chocolate, and 25 kgs of dark chocolate in each cycle. What is the capacity of the process (in kgs per hri?

Explanation / Answer

Total flow time = Total Setup time and Processing times of all three chocolates

= (45 + 30 + 75)/60 + (50 + 75 + 25)/50

= 5.5 hours

Process capacity = Total quantity of chocolate produced / Total flow time

= (50+75+25)/5.5

= 27.27 Kg

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