Question: A certain part is routed through six machines in a batch production plant. The setup and operation time for each machine are given in the table below. The batch size is 100 and the average nonoperation time per machine is 12 hr. Determine:
(a) manufacturing lead time and
(b) production rate for operation 3.
Setup Time Operation Time
Machine (hr) (min)
1 4 5.0
2 2 3.5
3 8 10.0
4 3 1.9
5 3 4.1
6 4 2.5