Homework Assignment: Module 2 - Process Analysis

Quiz, 10 questions

Question 1
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point

1. Question 1
Posh Nails

Katie Posh runs an upscale nail salon. The service process includes five activities that are
conducted in the sequence described below. (The time required for each activity is shown in
parentheses):

 Activity 1: Welcome a guest. (1 minute)

 Activity 2: Clip and file nails. (3 minutes)
 Activity 3: Paint. (5 minutes)
 Activity 4: Dry. (10 minutes)
 Activity 5: Check out the customer. (4 minutes)

Three servers (S1, S2, and S3) offer the services in a worker-paced line. The assignment of tasks to
servers is the following: S1 does Activity 1. S2 does Activities 2 and 3. S3 does Activities 4 and 5.
The drying process does not require server 3’s constant attention; she/he needs to only escort the
customer to the salon’s drying chair (equipped with fans for drying). The time to do this is negligible.
There exists only one drying chair in the salon.

Which resource is the bottleneck of the process?

Dryer chair

S1

S2

S3

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2. Question 2
Posh Nails

Katie Posh runs an upscale nail salon. The service process includes five activities that are
conducted in the sequence described below. (The time required for each activity is shown in
parentheses):

 Activity 1: Welcome a guest. (1 minute)

 Activity 2: Clip and file nails. (3 minutes)
 Activity 3: Paint. (5 minutes)
 Activity 4: Dry. (10 minutes)
 Activity 5: Check out the customer. (4 minutes)

Three servers (S1, S2, and S3) offer the services in a worker-paced line. The assignment of tasks to
servers is the following: S1 does Activity 1. S2 does Activities 2 and 3. S3 does Activities 4 and 5.
The drying process does not require server 3’s constant attention; she/he needs to only escort the
customer to the salon’s drying chair (equipped with fans for drying). The time to do this is negligible.
There exists only one drying chair in the salon.

What is the utilization of server 2 (in decimal form)? Assume that there is unlimited demand and that
the process only admits customers at the rate of the bottleneck.

0.8

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point

3. Question 3
Posh Nails

Katie Posh runs an upscale nail salon. The service process includes five activities that are
conducted in the sequence described below. (The time required for each activity is shown in
parentheses):

 Activity 1: Welcome a guest. (1 minute)

 Activity 2: Clip and file nails. (3 minutes)
 Activity 3: Paint. (5 minutes)
 Activity 4: Dry. (10 minutes)
 Activity 5: Check out the customer. (4 minutes)

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 Three servers (S1, S2, and S3) offer the services in a worker-paced line. The assignment of tasks to
servers is the following: S1 does Activity 1. S2 does Activities 2 and 3. S3 does Activities 4 and 5.
The drying process does not require server 3’s constant attention; she/he needs to only escort the
customer to the salon’s drying chair (equipped with fans for drying). The time to do this is negligible.
There exists only one drying chair in the salon.

What is the average labor utilization of the servers (in decimal form)? Assume that there is unlimited
demand and that the process only admits customers at the rate of the bottleneck.

0.4333

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point

4. Question 4
Posh Nails

Katie Posh runs an upscale nail salon. The service process includes five activities that are
conducted in the sequence described below. (The time required for each activity is shown in
parentheses):

 Activity 1: Welcome a guest. (1 minute)

 Activity 2: Clip and file nails. (3 minutes)
 Activity 3: Paint. (5 minutes)
 Activity 4: Dry. (10 minutes)
 Activity 5: Check out the customer. (4 minutes)

Three servers (S1, S2, and S3) offer the services in a worker-paced line. The assignment of tasks to
servers is the following: S1 does Activity 1. S2 does Activities 2 and 3. S3 does Activities 4 and 5.
The drying process does not require server 3’s constant attention; she/he needs to only escort the
customer to the salon’s drying chair (equipped with fans for drying). The time to do this is negligible.
There exists only one drying chair in the salon.

Assume a wage rate of $12 per hour. What are the direct labor costs for one customer (in dollars)?

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point

5. Question 5
BN1. Butternut is a ski resort in Massachusetts. One of their triple chair lifts unloads 1296 skiers per
hour at the top of the slope. (A triple chair lift can carry three passengers per chair. Note that each lift

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contains multiple chairs.) The ride from the bottom to the top takes 5 minutes. On average, how
many skiers are riding on the lift at any one time?

108

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6. Question 6
Tech Company is a medium-sized consumer electronics retailer. The company reported
$155,000,000 in revenues for 2007 and $110,050,000 in Costs of Goods Sold (COGS). In the same
year, Tech Co. held an average of $20,000,000 in inventory.

How many times did Tech Co. turn its inventory in 2007?

5.5026

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7. Question 7
Tech Company is a medium-sized consumer electronics retailer. The company reported
$155,000,000 in revenues for 2007 and $110,050,000 in Costs of Goods Sold (COGS). In the same
year, Tech Co. held an average of $20,000,000 in inventory.

Inventory cost at Tech Co. is 35 percent per year. What is the per unit inventory cost (in dollars) for
an MP3 player sold at $50? Assume that the margin corresponds to the retailer’s average margin.

2.26

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point

8. Question 8
The Gamer Company is a video game production company that specializes in educational video
games for kids. The company’s R&D department is always looking for great ideas for new games.
On average, the R&D department generates about 25 new ideas a week. To go from idea to
approved product, the idea must pass through the following stages: paper screening (a 1-page
document describing the idea and giving a rough sketch of the design), prototype development,
testing, and a focus group. At the end of each stage, successful ideas enter the next stage. All other
ideas are dropped. The following chart depicts this process, and the probability of succeeding at
each stage.

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The paper screening for each idea takes 2 hours of a staff member’s time. After that, there is a stage
of designing and producing a prototype. A designer spends 4 hours designing the game in a
computer-aided-design (CAD) package. The actual creation of the mock-up is outsourced to one of
many suppliers with essentially limitless capacity. It takes 4 days to get the prototype programmed,
and multiple prototypes can be created simultaneously. A staff member of the testing team needs 2
days to test an idea. Running the focus group takes 2 hours of a staff member’s time per idea, and
only one game is tested in each focus group. Finally, the management team meets for 3 hours per
idea to decide if the game should go into production.

Available working hours for each staff member are 8 hours per day, 5 days a week. The current
staffing plan is as follows:

A. Paper screening: 3 staff members.

B. Design and Production: 4 staff members.

C. Testing: 6 staff members.

D. Focus Group: 1 staff member.

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E. Final Decision: 1 management team

How many new ideas would Gamer Co. approve for production per week if it had unlimited capacity
(staff) in its R&D process?

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Question 9
1
point

9. Question 9
The Gamer Company is a video game production company that specializes in educational video
games for kids. The company’s R&D department is always looking for great ideas for new games.
On average, the R&D department generates about 25 new ideas a week. To go from idea to
approved product, the idea must pass through the following stages: paper screening (a 1-page
document describing the idea and giving a rough sketch of the design), prototype development,
testing, and a focus group. At the end of each stage, successful ideas enter the next stage. All other
ideas are dropped. The following chart depicts this process, and the probability of succeeding at
each stage.

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The paper screening for each idea takes 2 hours of a staff member’s time. After that, there is a stage
of designing and producing a prototype. A designer spends 4 hours designing the game in a
computer-aided-design (CAD) package. The actual creation of the mock-up is outsourced to one of
many suppliers with essentially limitless capacity. It takes 4 days to get the prototype programmed,
and multiple prototypes can be created simultaneously. A staff member of the testing team needs 2
days to test an idea. Running the focus group takes 2 hours of a staff member’s time per idea, and
only one game is tested in each focus group. Finally, the management team meets for 3 hours per
idea to decide if the game should go into production.

Available working hours for each staff member are 8 hours per day, 5 days a week. The current
staffing plan is as follows:

A. Paper screening: 3 staff members.

B. Design and Production: 4 staff members.

C. Testing: 6 staff members.

D. Focus Group: 1 staff member.

E. Final Decision: 1 management team

Which stage is the bottleneck according to the current staffing plan?

Design and production

Testing

Paper screening

Final decision

Focus group

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10. Question 10

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The Gamer Company is a video game production company that specializes in educational video
games for kids. The company’s R&D department is always looking for great ideas for new games.
On average, the R&D department generates about 25 new ideas a week. To go from idea to
approved product, the idea must pass through the following stages: paper screening (a 1-page
document describing the idea and giving a rough sketch of the design), prototype development,
testing, and a focus group. At the end of each stage, successful ideas enter the next stage. All other
ideas are dropped. The following chart depicts this process, and the probability of succeeding at
each stage.

The paper screening for each idea takes 2 hours of a staff member’s time. After that, there is a stage
of designing and producing a prototype. A designer spends 4 hours designing the game in a
computer-aided-design (CAD) package. The actual creation of the mock-up is outsourced to one of
many suppliers with essentially limitless capacity. It takes 4 days to get the prototype programmed,
and multiple prototypes can be created simultaneously. A staff member of the testing team needs 2
days to test an idea. Running the focus group takes 2 hours of a staff member’s time per idea, and
only one game is tested in each focus group. Finally, the management team meets for 3 hours per
idea to decide if the game should go into production.

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Available working hours for each staff member are 8 hours per day, 5 days a week. The current
staffing plan is as follows:

A. Paper screening: 3 staff members.

B. Design and Production: 4 staff members.

C. Testing: 6 staff members.

D. Focus Group: 1 staff member.

E. Final Decision: 1 management team

With the current staffing plan, how many new ideas will be put into production per week?

I, Arijit Paul, understand that submitting work that isn’t my own may result
in permanent failure of this course or deactivation of my Coursera account.

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Final Exam - Module 2
Quiz, 11 questions

Question 1
1
point

1. Question 1
Smooth Chin Device Company

The Smooth Chin Device Company is a manufacturer of high-end electric razors. These razors are
produced using a machine-paced process. For each razor, a tray with components enters the
process at the beginning of a conveyor belt. The tray then passes through the six steps (consisting
of various tasks) explained in the table below. Workers perform the assembly operations on the
moving tray. The last step consists of an inspection of the then fully assembled razor. The activity
times of the process are as follows:

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There are six workers, one at each of the six stations (A-F). They begin their workday at 8:00 a.m.
and work steadily until 4:00 pm. (They are replaced with other workers for breaks and lunches, but
the production is not slowed or stopped during these times.) Their hourly wage rate is $25 per hour.
You can assume unlimited demand.

Which station is the bottleneck of the process?

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point

2. Question 2
Smooth Chin Device Company

The Smooth Chin Device Company is a manufacturer of high-end electric razors. These razors are
produced using a machine-paced process. For each razor, a tray with components enters the
process at the beginning of a conveyor belt. The tray then passes through the six steps (consisting
of various tasks) explained in the table below. Workers perform the assembly operations on the
moving tray. The last step consists of an inspection of the then fully assembled razor. The activity
times of the process are as follows:

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There are six workers, one at each of the six stations (A-F). They begin their workday at 8:00 a.m.
and work steadily until 4:00 pm. (They are replaced with other workers for breaks and lunches, but
the production is not slowed or stopped during these times.) Their hourly wage rate is $25 per hour.
You can assume unlimited demand.

What is the process capacity (you can ignore any start-up or empty system effects), in razors/hour?

60

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point

3. Question 3
Smooth Chin Device Company

The Smooth Chin Device Company is a manufacturer of high-end electric razors. These razors are
produced using a machine-paced process. For each razor, a tray with components enters the
process at the beginning of a conveyor belt. The tray then passes through the six steps (consisting
of various tasks) explained in the table below. Workers perform the assembly operations on the
moving tray. The last step consists of an inspection of the then fully assembled razor. The activity
times of the process are as follows:

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There are six workers, one at each of the six stations (A-F). They begin their workday at 8:00 a.m.
and work steadily until 4:00 pm. (They are replaced with other workers for breaks and lunches, but
the production is not slowed or stopped during these times.) Their hourly wage rate is $25 per hour.
You can assume unlimited demand.

What are the direct labor costs (you can ignore any start-up or empty system effects)associated with
producing one razor, in dollars?

2.5

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point

4. Question 4
Smooth Chin Device Company

The Smooth Chin Device Company is a manufacturer of high-end electric razors. These razors are
produced using a machine-paced process. For each razor, a tray with components enters the
process at the beginning of a conveyor belt. The tray then passes through the six steps (consisting
of various tasks) explained in the table below. Workers perform the assembly operations on the
moving tray. The last step consists of an inspection of the then fully assembled razor. The activity
times of the process are as follows:

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There are six workers, one at each of the six stations (A-F). They begin their workday at 8:00 a.m.
and work steadily until 4:00 pm. (They are replaced with other workers for breaks and lunches, but
the production is not slowed or stopped during these times.) Their hourly wage rate is $25 per hour.
You can assume unlimited demand.

What is the average labor utilization (you can ignore any start-up or empty system effects)of the six
workers? Please give your answer in decimal form (e.g. 0.5 for 50% utilization).

0.802

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point

5. Question 5
Strohrmann, a large-scale bakery in Pennsylvania, is laying out a new production process for their
packaged bread, which they sell to several grocery chains. It takes 12 minutes to bake the bread.

How large an oven is required so that the company is able to produce 4,000 units of bread per hour
(give your answer in terms of the number of units that can be baked simultaneously)?

800

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6. Question 6
The following table shows financial data (year 2009) for two US retailers: Save-A-Lot Retailers and
Wally’s Mart.

Assume that both companies have an average annual holding cost rate of 20% (i.e. it costs both
retailers $2 to hold an item for one entire year that they procured for $10).

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How many days, on average, does a product stay in Save-A-Lot’s inventory before it is sold?
Assume that stores operate 365 days a year.

38.69

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7. Question 7
The following table shows financial data (year 2009) for two US retailers: Save-A-Lot Retailers and
Wally’s Mart.

Assume that both companies have an average annual holding cost rate of 20% (i.e. it costs both
retailers $2 to hold an item for one entire year that they procured for $10).

How much lower, on average, is the inventory cost for Save-A-Lot compared to Wally’s Mart of a
household cleaner valued at $50 COGS? Give your answer in terms of dollars. Assume that the unit
cost of the household cleaner is the same for both companies and that the price and the inventory
turns of an item are independent.

0.23

Question 8
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point

8. Question 8
Great Valley Income Tax Advice

GV is a small accounting firm supporting wealthy individuals in their preparation of annual income
tax statements. Every December, GV sends out a short survey to their customers, asking for the
information required for preparing the tax statements. Based on 50 years of experience, GV
categorizes their cases into the following groups:

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 Group 1 (new customers, easy): 15 percent of cases
 Group 2 (new customers, complex): 5 percent of cases
 Group 3 (repeat customers, easy): 50 percent of cases
 Group 4 (repeat customers, complex): 30 percent of cases

Here, “easy” versus “complex” refers to the complexity of the customer’s earning situation.

In order to prepare the income tax statement, GV needs to complete the following set of activities.
Processing times (and even which activities need to be carried out) depend on which group a tax
statement falls into. All of the following processing times are expressed in minutes per income tax
statement.

The activities are carried out by the following three people:

 Administrative support person: filing and writing.

 Senior accountant (who is also the owner): initial meeting, review by senior
accountant.
 Junior accountant: preparation.

Assume that all three people work eight hours per day and 20 days a month. For the following
questions, assume the product mix as described above. Assume that there are 50 income tax
statements arriving each month.

Which person is the bottleneck?

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 c. Junior accountant

a. Administrator

b. Senior accountant

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9. Question 9
Great Valley Income Tax Advice

GV is a small accounting firm supporting wealthy individuals in their preparation of annual income
tax statements. Every December, GV sends out a short survey to their customers, asking for the
information required for preparing the tax statements. Based on 50 years of experience, GV
categorizes their cases into the following groups:

 Group 1 (new customers, easy): 15 percent of cases

 Group 2 (new customers, complex): 5 percent of cases
 Group 3 (repeat customers, easy): 50 percent of cases
 Group 4 (repeat customers, complex): 30 percent of cases

Here, “easy” versus “complex” refers to the complexity of the customer’s earning situation.

In order to prepare the income tax statement, GV needs to complete the following set of activities.
Processing times (and even which activities need to be carried out) depend on which group a tax
statement falls into. All of the following processing times are expressed in minutes per income tax
statement.

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 The activities are carried out by the following three people:

 Administrative support person: filing and writing.

 Senior accountant (who is also the owner): initial meeting, review by senior
accountant.
 Junior accountant: preparation.

Assume that all three people work eight hours per day and 20 days a month. For the following
questions, assume the product mix as described above. Assume that there are 50 income tax
statements arriving each month.

What is the (implied) utilization of the senior accountant?

0.14

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point

10. Question 10
Great Valley Income Tax Advice

GV is a small accounting firm supporting wealthy individuals in their preparation of annual income
tax statements. Every December, GV sends out a short survey to their customers, asking for the
information required for preparing the tax statements. Based on 50 years of experience, GV
categorizes their cases into the following groups:

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 Group 1 (new customers, easy): 15 percent of cases
 Group 2 (new customers, complex): 5 percent of cases
 Group 3 (repeat customers, easy): 50 percent of cases
 Group 4 (repeat customers, complex): 30 percent of cases

Here, “easy” versus “complex” refers to the complexity of the customer’s earning situation.

In order to prepare the income tax statement, GV needs to complete the following set of activities.
Processing times (and even which activities need to be carried out) depend on which group a tax
statement falls into. All of the following processing times are expressed in minutes per income tax
statement.

The activities are carried out by the following three people:

 Administrative support person: filing and writing.

 Senior accountant (who is also the owner): initial meeting, review by senior
accountant.
 Junior accountant: preparation.

Assume that all three people work eight hours per day and 20 days a month. For the following
questions, assume the product mix as described above. Assume that there are 50 income tax
statements arriving each month.

What is the (implied) utilization of the junior accountant?

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11. Question 11
Great Valley Income Tax Advice

GV is a small accounting firm supporting wealthy individuals in their preparation of annual income
tax statements. Every December, GV sends out a short survey to their customers, asking for the
information required for preparing the tax statements. Based on 50 years of experience, GV
categorizes their cases into the following groups:

 Group 1 (new customers, easy): 15 percent of cases

 Group 2 (new customers, complex): 5 percent of cases
 Group 3 (repeat customers, easy): 50 percent of cases
 Group 4 (repeat customers, complex): 30 percent of cases

Here, “easy” versus “complex” refers to the complexity of the customer’s earning situation.

In order to prepare the income tax statement, GV needs to complete the following set of activities.
Processing times (and even which activities need to be carried out) depend on which group a tax
statement falls into. All of the following processing times are expressed in minutes per income tax
statement.

The activities are carried out by the following three people:

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 Administrative support person: filing and writing.
 Senior accountant (who is also the owner): initial meeting, review by senior
accountant.
 Junior accountant: preparation.

Assume that all three people work eight hours per day and 20 days a month. For the following
questions, assume the product mix as described above. Assume that there are 50 income tax
statements arriving each month.

What is the (implied) utilization of the administrative support person?

0.37

I, Arijit Paul, understand that submitting work that isn’t my own may result
in permanent failure of this course or deactivation of my Coursera account.

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 Homework Assignment: Module 3 - Productivity
Quiz, 8 questions

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point

1. Question 1
Chiemsee Knee Replacement Clinic

The Chiemsee Knee Replacement Clinic (CKRC) is a sports clinic located at the northern edge of
the German Alps. It specializes in knee replacements for skiers who come to CKRC from Germany,
Austria, Switzerland, and Italy. The clinic currently has one operating room (OR). However, since the
clinic has dramatically more demand than capacity, the management team contemplates investing in
a second OR. A lean consulting firm, however, suggests that before going ahead with installing new
capacity, the clinic should first look at how it uses its existing capacity. The data collected by the
consulting firm reveal that:

 The OR is available for 12 hours a day; the hospital has decided to not perform
any procedures between 7pm and 7am. This time is equally divided across three
surgeons.
 The standard procedure time for the knee surgery done at the clinic is 1h.
 The cleaning and housekeeping that needs to happen after each procedure takes
20 minutes. Almost all of this time could be saved if the cleaning crew were notified
earlier on.
 10 minutes are spent on patient preparation / anesthesia work before each
procedure. (Note: this is not part of the 60-minute procedure time). Proposals have been
evaluated to move these 10 minutes to outside the OR, and there exists no medical
reason that would prohibit doing this.)
 A surgeon only starts a case if all of the work associated with the case
(preparation, procedure, and cleaning) can be completed in the 4h allotted to each
surgeon. Surgeons never start BEFORE their allotted time.
 Though the clinic aims to operate 7 days a week, holidays, vacation, and
construction time lead to an average of one day a week that the OR cannot be used at
all.

How many cases are going through the OR per day on the days when the OR is in use?

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point

2. Question 2
Chiemsee Knee Replacement Clinic

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 The Chiemsee Knee Replacement Clinic (CKRC) is a sports clinic located at the northern edge of
the German Alps. It specializes in knee replacements for skiers who come to CKRC from Germany,
Austria, Switzerland, and Italy. The clinic currently has one operating room (OR). However, since the
clinic has dramatically more demand than capacity, the management team contemplates investing in
a second OR. A lean consulting firm, however, suggests that before going ahead with installing new
capacity, the clinic should first look at how it uses its existing capacity. The data collected by the
consulting firm reveal that:

 The OR is available for 12 hours a day; the hospital has decided to not perform
any procedures between 7pm and 7am. This time is equally divided across three
surgeons.
 The standard procedure time for the knee surgery done at the clinic is 1h.
 The cleaning and housekeeping that needs to happen after each procedure takes
20 minutes. Almost all of this time could be saved if the cleaning crew were notified
earlier on.
 10 minutes are spent on patient preparation / anesthesia work before each
procedure. (Note: this is not part of the 60-minute procedure time). Proposals have been
evaluated to move these 10 minutes to outside the OR, and there exists no medical
reason that would prohibit doing this.)
 A surgeon only starts a case if all of the work associated with the case
(preparation, procedure, and cleaning) can be completed in the 4h allotted to each
surgeon. Surgeons never start BEFORE their allotted time.
 Though the clinic aims to operate 7 days a week, holidays, vacation, and
construction time lead to an average of one day a week that the OR cannot be used at
all.

What is the OEE of the operating room? Assume a 12h window in which the OR could be used.

0.43

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point

3. Question 3
Parsa Real Estate

Parsa Real Estate is a company that buys and rents real estate. The company is looking into buying
an office building for $1M. The building has 10,000 square feet of rentable office space.

The company analysts predict that they can rent the office space for $6 per square foot per month,
but demand is a function of price in the following way:

% Occupied = 2 - 0.2*Rent (Rent is in dollars per square foot per month. Also, at $6.00, Oscar thinks
he can fill about 80% of the office space.)

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The building needs to be maintained (security, insurance, maintenance, etc.), which costs $10,000
per month regardless of occupancy. Also, there is a variable cost of $2 per month for each square
foot occupied.

Define the return on invested capital as the ratio of the profits (PER YEAR) and the invested capital.
You can draw an ROIC tree in the same way that we drew a KPI tree in class. Simply have the ROIC
as “the root” of the tree instead of profits. Then answer the following question.

What is the ROIC? (Please give your answer in decimal form. For example, 0.25 for 25%)

0.264

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point

4. Question 4
Parsa Real Estate

Parsa Real Estate is a company that buys and rents real estate. The company is looking into buying
an office building for $1M. The building has 10,000 square feet of rentable office space.

The company analysts predict that they can rent the office space for $6 per square foot per month,
but demand is a function of price in the following way:

% Occupied = 2 - 0.2*Rent (Rent is in dollars per square foot per month. Also, at $6.00, Oscar thinks
he can fill about 80% of the office space.)

The building needs to be maintained (security, insurance, maintenance, etc.), which costs $10,000
per month regardless of occupancy. Also, there is a variable cost of $2 per month for each square
foot occupied.

Define the return on invested capital as the ratio of the profits (PER YEAR) and the invested capital.
You can draw an ROIC tree in the same way that we drew a KPI tree in class. Simply have the ROIC
as “the root” of the tree instead of profits. Then answer the following question.

What would be the new ROIC be if Parsa Real Estate decides to charge rent of $8.00 per square
foot per month? (Please give your answer in decimal form. For example, 0.25 for 25%)

0.168

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point

5. Question 5
12 Tasks to 4 Workers

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 Consider the following tasks that must be assigned to four workers on a conveyor-paced assembly
line (i.e., a machine-paced line flow). Each worker must perform at least one task. There exists
unlimited demand unless stated otherwise.

Time to Complete Task (seconds):

 Task 1: 30
 Task 2: 25
 Task 3: 15
 Task 4: 20
 Task 5: 15
 Task 6: 20
 Task 7: 50
 Task 8: 15
 Task 9: 20
 Task 10: 25
 Task 11: 15
 Task 12: 20

The current conveyor-paced assembly-line configuration assigns the workers in the following way:

• Worker 1: Tasks 1, 2, 3

• Worker 2: Tasks 4, 5, 6

• Worker 3: Tasks 7, 8, 9

• Worker 4: Tasks 10, 11, 12

What is the capacity of the current line (in units per hour)?

42.35

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6. Question 6
12 Tasks to 4 Workers

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 Consider the following tasks that must be assigned to four workers on a conveyor-paced assembly
line (i.e., a machine-paced line flow). Each worker must perform at least one task. There exists
unlimited demand unless stated otherwise.

Time to Complete Task (seconds):

 Task 1: 30
 Task 2: 25
 Task 3: 15
 Task 4: 20
 Task 5: 15
 Task 6: 20
 Task 7: 50
 Task 8: 15
 Task 9: 20
 Task 10: 25
 Task 11: 15
 Task 12: 20

The current conveyor-paced assembly-line configuration assigns the workers in the following way:

• Worker 1: Tasks 1, 2, 3

• Worker 2: Tasks 4, 5, 6

• Worker 3: Tasks 7, 8, 9

• Worker 4: Tasks 10, 11, 12

What is the direct labor content (in seconds per unit)?

270

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7. Question 7
12 Tasks to 4 Workers

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 Consider the following tasks that must be assigned to four workers on a conveyor-paced assembly
line (i.e., a machine-paced line flow). Each worker must perform at least one task. There exists
unlimited demand unless stated otherwise.

Time to Complete Task (seconds):

 Task 1: 30
 Task 2: 25
 Task 3: 15
 Task 4: 20
 Task 5: 15
 Task 6: 20
 Task 7: 50
 Task 8: 15
 Task 9: 20
 Task 10: 25
 Task 11: 15
 Task 12: 20

The current conveyor-paced assembly-line configuration assigns the workers in the following way:

• Worker 1: Tasks 1, 2, 3

• Worker 2: Tasks 4, 5, 6

• Worker 3: Tasks 7, 8, 9

• Worker 4: Tasks 10, 11, 12

Assume a demand rate of 20 units per minute. What would be the takt time of the process (in
seconds per unit)?

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8. Question 8
12 Tasks to 4 Workers

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 Consider the following tasks that must be assigned to four workers on a conveyor-paced assembly
line (i.e., a machine-paced line flow). Each worker must perform at least one task. There exists
unlimited demand unless stated otherwise.

Time to Complete Task (seconds):

 Task 1: 30
 Task 2: 25
 Task 3: 15
 Task 4: 20
 Task 5: 15
 Task 6: 20
 Task 7: 50
 Task 8: 15
 Task 9: 20
 Task 10: 25
 Task 11: 15
 Task 12: 20

The current conveyor-paced assembly-line configuration assigns the workers in the following way:

• Worker 1: Tasks 1, 2, 3

• Worker 2: Tasks 4, 5, 6

• Worker 3: Tasks 7, 8, 9

• Worker 4: Tasks 10, 11, 12

Assume a demand rate of 20 units per minute. What would be the target manpower?

90

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Quiz, 9 questions

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point

1. Question 1
Wind Tunnel Testing – Carbon Bike Frames

As an equipment provider for several Olympic cyclists, Carbon Bike Frames (CBF) operates a very
expensive wind tunnel facility near San Diego, CA. The wind tunnel is used to find the best
compromise between ergonomics and aerodynamics for the cyclist. Presently, more and more
cyclists are interested in CBF’s services, so the company considers building a second facility.
However, given the enormous costs of the wind tunnel, they also want to explore a more effective
use of the current facility. An initial data collection reveals that:

 The standard fitting time for a cyclist is 2h. On average, the wind tunnel is used
for 7 fitting procedures a day (new customers or customers who want a refit). The wind
tunnel is available 24 hours a day.
 CBF offers a free second session should the customer not be entirely satisfied
with their bike fit (internally also known as “rework sessions”). About 2 out of 5
customers come back for such a “refit,” which takes the same amount of time as the
initial fit.
 20 minutes of the each fitting procedure is spent on setting up the bike on a
stationary trainer and getting the athlete ready. Almost all of this could happen outside
the wind tunnel, i.e. while another fitting procedure is still going on.
 About one day out of 10, the wind tunnel is down for maintenance or repair.

How many new fits are conducted on a typical day when the wind tunnel is in use (assume the wind
tunnel is open that day)?

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point

2. Question 2
Wind Tunnel Testing – Carbon Bike Frames

As an equipment provider for several Olympic cyclists, Carbon Bike Frames (CBF) operates a very
expensive wind tunnel facility near San Diego, CA. The wind tunnel is used to find the best
compromise between ergonomics and aerodynamics for the cyclist. Presently, more and more
cyclists are interested in CBF’s services, so the company considers building a second facility.

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 However, given the enormous costs of the wind tunnel, they also want to explore a more effective
use of the current facility. An initial data collection reveals that:

 The standard fitting time for a cyclist is 2h. On average, the wind tunnel is used
for 7 fitting procedures a day (new customers or customers who want a refit). The wind
tunnel is available 24 hours a day.
 CBF offers a free second session should the customer not be entirely satisfied
with their bike fit (internally also known as “rework sessions”). About 2 out of 5
customers come back for such a “refit,” which takes the same amount of time as the
initial fit.
 20 minutes of the each fitting procedure is spent on setting up the bike on a
stationary trainer and getting the athlete ready. Almost all of this could happen outside
the wind tunnel, i.e. while another fitting procedure is still going on.
 About one day out of 10, the wind tunnel is down for maintenance or repair.

What is the OEE of the wind tunnel? Recall that the wind tunnel can be used 24h a day.

0.31

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point

3. Question 3
Tasty Tim’s

Tasty Tim’s is a specialty taco restaurant. The following tasks are required for the successful
assembly of a Tasty taco (times are in seconds per taco):

 Chop and trim meat – 30

 Chop vegetables – 20
 Grill meat – 240
 Grill vegetables – 180
 Prepare toppings

- Lettuce - 10

- Tomato - 15

- Guacamole - 40

 Assemble taco

- Add meat - 5

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 - Add vegetables - 5

- Add cheese - 5

- Add toppings - 10

 Wrap taco - 20

During the lunch hour, Tasty Tim’s encounters demand for 120 tacos.

What is the labor content of one of Tasty Tim’s tacos?

580

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point

4. Question 4
Tasty Tim’s

Tasty Tim’s is a specialty taco restaurant. The following tasks are required for the successful
assembly of a Tasty taco (times are in seconds per taco):

 Chop and trim meat – 30

 Chop vegetables – 20
 Grill meat – 240
 Grill vegetables – 180
 Prepare toppings

- Lettuce - 10

- Tomato - 15

- Guacamole - 40

 Assemble taco

- Add meat - 5

- Add vegetables - 5

- Add cheese - 5

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 - Add toppings - 10

 Wrap taco - 20

During the lunch hour, Tasty Tim’s encounters demand for 120 tacos.

What is the Takt time (in seconds/unit) takt time for Tasty Tim’s taco shop?

30

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point

5. Question 5
Tasty Tim’s

Tasty Tim’s is a specialty taco restaurant. The following tasks are required for the successful
assembly of a Tasty taco (times are in seconds per taco):

 Chop and trim meat – 30

 Chop vegetables – 20
 Grill meat – 240
 Grill vegetables – 180
 Prepare toppings

- Lettuce - 10

- Tomato - 15

- Guacamole - 40

 Assemble taco

- Add meat - 5

- Add vegetables - 5

- Add cheese - 5

- Add toppings - 10

 Wrap taco - 20

During the lunch hour, Tasty Tim’s encounters demand for 120 tacos.

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 In an ideal world, how many workers should Tim hire to make tacos?

20

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point

6. Question 6
Tasty Tim’s

Tasty Tim’s is a specialty taco restaurant. The following tasks are required for the successful
assembly of a Tasty taco (times are in seconds per taco):

 Chop and trim meat – 30

 Chop vegetables – 20
 Grill meat – 240
 Grill vegetables – 180
 Prepare toppings

- Lettuce - 10

- Tomato - 15

- Guacamole - 40

 Assemble taco

- Add meat - 5

- Add vegetables - 5

- Add cheese - 5

- Add toppings - 10

 Wrap taco - 20

During the lunch hour, Tasty Tim’s encounters demand for 120 tacos.

During off-peak afternoon hours, demand at Tasty Tim’s drops to 40 tacos each hour. How many
employees should Tim schedule to work during the afternoon? Again, ignore any effects of idle time
or inefficiency due to poor line balancing.

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7. Question 7
FastBus Inc.

FastBus Inc. offers low-cost bus transportation between Philadelphia and New York City. The
company has 2 buses, each bought for $300,000. Each bus can carry 40 passengers per trip and
does 7 daily round trips between Philadelphia and New York City. The price of each one-way ticket is
$12. The company sells 28 seats on average per one-way trip, so the load factor is 70%.

The annual fixed cost of running the company is $3,000,000. The major variable cost in their line of
business is gasoline, which costs $25 per one-way trip. Fast Bus Inc. buses operate 365 days a
year.

Define the return on invested capital as the ratio of the profits (PER YEAR) and the invested capital.
You can draw an ROIC tree in the same way that we drew a KPI tree in class. Simply have the ROIC
as “the root” of the tree instead of profits. Then answer the question:

What is the current number of customers that are served each year? Assume that FastBus operates
365 days per year and that each customer buys only one one-way ticket per person.

(Note: please enter your answers in numeric form only. Do NOT use commas or other
punctuation in your answer).

286160

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8. Question 8
FastBus Inc.

FastBus Inc. offers low-cost bus transportation between Philadelphia and New York City. The
company has 2 buses, each bought for $300,000. Each bus can carry 40 passengers per trip and
does 7 daily round trips between Philadelphia and New York City. The price of each one-way ticket is
$12. The company sells 28 seats on average per one-way trip, so the load factor is 70%.

The annual fixed cost of running the company is $3,000,000. The major variable cost in their line of
business is gasoline, which costs $25 per one-way trip. Fast Bus Inc. buses operate 365 days a
year.

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Define the return on invested capital as the ratio of the profits (PER YEAR) and the invested capital.
You can draw an ROIC tree in the same way that we drew a KPI tree in class. Simply have the ROIC
as “the root” of the tree instead of profits. Then answer the question:

What is the current ROIC? (Please give your answer in decimal form. For example, 0.25 for 25%)

0.3

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9. Question 9
FastBus Inc.

FastBus Inc. offers low-cost bus transportation between Philadelphia and New York City. The
company has 2 buses, each bought for $300,000. Each bus can carry 40 passengers per trip and
does 7 daily round trips between Philadelphia and New York City. The price of each one-way ticket is
$12. The company sells 28 seats on average per one-way trip, so the load factor is 70%.

The annual fixed cost of running the company is $3,000,000. The major variable cost in their line of
business is gasoline, which costs $25 per one-way trip. Fast Bus Inc. buses operate 365 days a
year.

Define the return on invested capital as the ratio of the profits (PER YEAR) and the invested capital.
You can draw an ROIC tree in the same way that we drew a KPI tree in class. Simply have the ROIC
as “the root” of the tree instead of profits. Then answer the question:

What is the minimum load factor at which the company breaks even? (Please give your answer in
decimal form. For example, 0.25 for 25%)

0.66

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Homework Assignment: Module 4 - Quality

Quiz, 8 questions

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1. Question 1
20-Station Assembly Line

Consider an assembly line with 20 stations. Each station has a 0.5% probability of making a defect.
At the end of the line, an inspection step singles out the defective units. The inspection step catches
80% of all defects. From inspection, units that are deemed to be non-defective are moved to the
shipping department.

If a defect is found at inspection, it is sent to the rework department. Rework fixes about 95% of the
defective units. Units are directly shipped from the rework department with no further inspection
taking place.

What is the probability that a unit ends up in rework (in decimal form)?

0.0763

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point

2. Question 2
20-Station Assembly Line

Consider an assembly line with 20 stations. Each station has a 0.5% probability of making a defect.
At the end of the line, an inspection step singles out the defective units. The inspection step catches
80% of all defects. From inspection, units that are deemed to be non-defective are moved to the
shipping department.

If a defect is found at inspection, it is sent to the rework department. Rework fixes about 95% of the
defective units. Units are directly shipped from the rework department with no further inspection
taking place.

What is the probability that a defective unit is shipped (in decimal form)?

0.0229

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point

3. Question 3
3-Step Process with Rework

Consider the following three-step assembly operation with quality problems. All resources are staffed
by one employee.

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 The first resource has a processing time of 7 minutes per unit.
 The second resource has a processing time of 6 minutes per unit.
 The third resource has a processing time of 5 minutes per unit. With a 40%
probability, the flow unit coming out of the third resource has to be reworked. In that
case, the operations at the second and third resources are repeated. You can assume
that (a) rework always succeeds (i.e. a unit going through the rework loop will always
work after the third resource),and (b) the processing times for units in rework are the
same as for regular units.

For every unit of demand, how many units have to flow through the second step in the process?

1.4

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point

4. Question 4
3-Step Process with Rework

Consider the following three-step assembly operation with quality problems. All resources are staffed
by one employee.

 The first resource has a processing time of 7 minutes per unit.

 The second resource has a processing time of 6 minutes per unit.
 The third resource has a processing time of 5 minutes per unit. With a 40%
probability, the flow unit coming out of the third resource has to be reworked. In that
case, the operations at the second and third resources are repeated. You can assume
that (a) rework always succeeds (i.e. a unit going through the rework loop will always
work after the third resource),and (b) the processing times for units in rework are the
same as for regular units.

Where in the process is the bottleneck?

Step 2

Step 1

Step 3

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5. Question 5
Flu Shot Dosage

A hospital in a developing nation is forced to manually put the flu shot vaccine into syringes. The
recommended dosage for the flu shot is 0.5mL. The local health authorities define all syringes that
have less than 0.45ml or more than 0.55mL as defective.

In a sample of 100 syringes, the hospital’s quality control officer finds the average dosage to be
0.5mL. The standard deviation of the dosage is 0.02 mL and the distribution of the dosages
resembles a normal distribution reasonably closely.

What is the capability score of the manual filling process?

0.8333

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point

6. Question 6
Flu Shot Dosage

A hospital in a developing nation is forced to manually put the flu shot vaccine into syringes. The
recommended dosage for the flu shot is 0.5mL. The local health authorities define all syringes that
have less than 0.45ml or more than 0.55mL as defective.

In a sample of 100 syringes, the hospital’s quality control officer finds the average dosage to be
0.5mL. The standard deviation of the dosage is 0.02 mL and the distribution of the dosages
resembles a normal distribution reasonably closely.

What percentage of the manually filled syringes will be outside the specification limits provided by
the local health authorities? (Please answer in decimal form.)

0.0124

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point

7. Question 7
Flu Shot Dosage

A hospital in a developing nation is forced to manually put the flu shot vaccine into syringes. The
recommended dosage for the flu shot is 0.5mL. The local health authorities define all syringes that
have less than 0.45ml or more than 0.55mL as defective.

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In a sample of 100 syringes, the hospital’s quality control officer finds the average dosage to be
0.5mL. The standard deviation of the dosage is 0.02 mL and the distribution of the dosages
resembles a normal distribution reasonably closely.

To what level would the hospital have to reduce the standard deviation of the operation if his goal
were to obtain a capability score of Cp=4/3 (i.e., get 63 defects per million)?

0.0125

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point

8. Question 8
Kanban Cards

Which of the following statements about the Kanban System are accurate?

I. Deploying the Kanban system leads to pulling work through the system instead of pushing work.

II. Deploying the Kanban system leads to pushing work through the system instead of pulling work.

III. The Kanban system controls the work in process inventory.

IV. Kanban requires cross-training all workers.

I, II and IV

I only

I and IV only

III and IV only

I and III only

II only

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Final Exam - Module 4
Quiz, 8 questions

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point

1. Question 1
50-Step Assembly Line

Consider an assembly line with 50 steps that are carried out sequentially. Each of the 50 steps has a
defect probability of 1%. The final product produced on the assembly line is defective if any one of
the 50 steps made a defect.

At the end of the assembly line there are two operators independently inspecting the product. Each
of them is recognizing a defective product with a 90% probability. Assuming that the product is not
defective, it is moved to the shipping department. Otherwise, the product is scrapped.

What is the probability that a defective product is produced (independent of the defect being found
or not)?

0.39499

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point

2. Question 2
50-Step Assembly Line

Consider an assembly line with 50 steps that are carried out sequentially. Each of the 50 steps has a
defect probability of 1%. The final product produced on the assembly line is defective if any one of
the 50 steps made a defect.

At the end of the assembly line there are two operators independently inspecting the product. Each
of them is recognizing a defective product with a 90% probability. Assuming that the product is not
defective, it is moved to the shipping department. Otherwise, the product is scrapped.

Probability that a defective product is produced (independent of the defect being found or not) (in
decimal form):

What is the probability that a defective product is moved to the shipping department?

0.0039499

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3. Question 3
Process with Scrap

Consider the following four-step assembly operation with quality problems:

 The first resource has a processing time of 5 minutes per unit and one employee
doing the operation.
 The second resource has a processing time of 4 minutes per unit. It also has one
employee doing the operation. However, this is a very delicate task and 80% of all
products have to be scrapped after this step.
 Two workers are staffed for the third resource. No quality problems occur at this
resource and the processing time is 20 minutes per unit.
 At the fourth and final resource, one operator handles the product. No quality
problems exist at this step and the processing time is 12 minutes per unit.

For every unit of demand, how many units have to flow through the second step in the process?

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point

4. Question 4
Process with Scrap

Consider the following four-step assembly operation with quality problems:

 The first resource has a processing time of 5 minutes per unit and one employee
doing the operation.
 The second resource has a processing time of 4 minutes per unit. It also has one
employee doing the operation. However, this is a very delicate task and 80% of all
products have to be scrapped after this step.
 Two workers are staffed for the third resource. No quality problems occur at this
resource and the processing time is 20 minutes per unit.
 At the fourth and final resource, one operator handles the product. No quality
problems exist at this step and the processing time is 12 minutes per unit.

Where in the process is the bottleneck?

Resource 1

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Resource 2

Resource 4

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5. Question 5
Lean Burgers

The management of a large fast food chain evaluates the supplier of their deep-frozen beef patties.
The supplier delivers frozen beef patties that according to the specifications have to weigh between
94.5 grams and 95.5 grams. All other beef patties are rejected.

A random sample of 30 patties that were inspected over the course of the last week revealed that
the average weight was 95.0 grams. The standard deviation was 0.25 grams.

What is the capability score of the supplier?

0.66667

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point

6. Question 6
Lean Burgers

The management of a large fast food chain evaluates the supplier of their deep-frozen beef patties.
The supplier delivers frozen beef patties that according to the specifications have to weigh between
94.5 grams and 95.5 grams. All other beef patties are rejected.

A random sample of 30 patties that were inspected over the course of the last week revealed that
the average weight was 95.0 grams. The standard deviation was 0.25 grams.

What percentage of the deliveries is likely to be outside the specification limits (outside the interval
of [94.5, 95.5])?

0.0455

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7. Question 7
Lean Burgers

The management of a large fast food chain evaluates the supplier of their deep-frozen beef patties.
The supplier delivers frozen beef patties that according to the specifications have to weigh between
94.5 grams and 95.5 grams. All other beef patties are rejected.

A random sample of 30 patties that were inspected over the course of the last week revealed that
the average weight was 95.0 grams. The standard deviation was 0.25 grams.

To what level would the supplier have to reduce the standard deviation of the operation if his goal
were to obtain a capability score of 1 (i.e., get less than or equal to 0.27 percent defective)?

(Note: Please enter your answer as a decimal. Fractions are not accepted by the software)

0.16666

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point

8. Question 8
TJ1. In the Toyota Production System, "jidoka" refers to

g. None of these

e. Continuous line-balancing to maximize utilization

a. Level production, where different models are produced along side each other on the assembly line

b. Continuous improvement, where workers organize meetings to discuss ways of improving the
production process

c. The inventory retrieval system where parts are replenished only when they are needed

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f. The cross-training of workers for a wide range of skills

d. The aggressive reduction of changeover and setup times

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in permanent failure of this course or deactivation of my Coursera account.

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