Figure 15-2 The following information relates to Ramesy Manufacturing:
To produce a unit of product:
There is a wait time of 5 minutes before the cutting department begins a batch, 15 minutes between the cutting and welding departments, a move and pre-wait between welding and polishing of 12 minutes, and a move and pre-wait between the polishing and finishing departments of 8 minutes.
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Refer to Figure 15-2.If Ramesy produces in batches of 10 units, how much time would have elapsed by the time the 10th unit is produced under a manufacturing cell environment (assuming the cell is processing continuously)?

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Figure 15-2 The following information relates to Ramesy Manufacturing:
To produce a unit of product:
 There is a wait time of 5 minutes before the cutting department begins a batch, 15 minutes between the cutting and welding departments, a move and pre-wait between welding and polishing of 12 minutes, and a move and pre-wait between the polishing and finishing departments of 8 minutes.
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Refer to Figure 15-2.If Ramesy produces in batches of 10 units, how much time would have elapsed by the time the 10th unit is produced under a manufacturing cell environment (assuming the cell is processing continuously)?

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

To produce a batch of 10 units, we need to consider the waiting time only once. So, the total time would be:

Wait time + (Cutting time + Waiting time between cutting and welding) + (Welding time + Waiting time between welding and polishing + Move and Pre-wait) + (Polishing time + Waiting time between polishing and finishing + Move and Pre-wait)

= 5 + (10 + 15) + (10 + 12) + (10 + 8) 
= 65 minutes

Therefore, the elapsed time by the time the 10th unit is produced is 65 minutes.

Figure 15-2 the Following Information Relates to Ramesy Manufacturing