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Cornerstones of Cost Accounting 1st Edition by Don Hansen,Maryanne Mowen

Edition 1ISBN: 978-0538736787
book Cornerstones of Cost Accounting 1st Edition by Don Hansen,Maryanne Mowen cover

Cornerstones of Cost Accounting 1st Edition by Don Hansen,Maryanne Mowen

Edition 1ISBN: 978-0538736787
Exercise 45
CONTINUOUS FLOW VS. DEPARTMENTAL FLOW MANUFACTURING
Barker Company has the following departmental manufacturing structure for one of its products:
CONTINUOUS FLOW VS. DEPARTMENTAL FLOW MANUFACTURING  Barker Company has the following departmental manufacturing structure for one of its products:     After some study, the production manager of Barker recommended the following revised cellular manufacturing approach:     Required:  1. Calculate the total time it takes to produce a batch of 20 units using Barker's traditional departmental structure. 2. Using cellular manufacturing, how much time is saved producing the same batch of 20 units? Assuming the cell operates continuously, what is the production rate? Which process controls this production rate? 3. What if the processing times of molding, welding, and assembly are all reduced to four minutes each? What is the production rate now, and how long will it take to produce a batch of 20 units?
After some study, the production manager of Barker recommended the following revised cellular manufacturing approach:
CONTINUOUS FLOW VS. DEPARTMENTAL FLOW MANUFACTURING  Barker Company has the following departmental manufacturing structure for one of its products:     After some study, the production manager of Barker recommended the following revised cellular manufacturing approach:     Required:  1. Calculate the total time it takes to produce a batch of 20 units using Barker's traditional departmental structure. 2. Using cellular manufacturing, how much time is saved producing the same batch of 20 units? Assuming the cell operates continuously, what is the production rate? Which process controls this production rate? 3. What if the processing times of molding, welding, and assembly are all reduced to four minutes each? What is the production rate now, and how long will it take to produce a batch of 20 units?
Required:
1. Calculate the total time it takes to produce a batch of 20 units using Barker's traditional departmental structure.
2. Using cellular manufacturing, how much time is saved producing the same batch of 20 units? Assuming the cell operates continuously, what is the production rate? Which process controls this production rate?
3. What if the processing times of molding, welding, and assembly are all reduced to four minutes each? What is the production rate now, and how long will it take to produce a batch of 20 units?
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