a manufacturing company has a small production line dedicated to the production
ID: 405114 • Letter: A
Question
a manufacturing company has a small production line dedicated to the production of a particular product. The line has four stations in serial. Inputs arrive at statioin 1 and the output from station 1 becomes the input to station 2. The output from station 2 is the input to station 3 and so on. The output from station 4 is the finished product. Station 1 can process 2,700 units per month, station 2 can process 2,500/month, station 3 can process 2,300/month, and station 4 can process 2,100/month. What station sets the maxium possible output from this system? What is that maximum output number?
Explanation / Answer
Station 4 sets the maximum possible output because it has the lowest capacity. It doesn't matter that Station 3 can produce 2,300/month because when these inputs arrive at station 4, only 2100 of them will be processed.
ANSWER: Station 4 sets the maximum possible output
ANSWER: Maximum output = 2100 units
Related Questions
drjack9650@gmail.com
Navigate
Integrity-first tutoring: explanations and feedback only — we do not complete graded work. Learn more.