Al Beck, president of Beck manufacturing, wants to determine the capacity of his facility, which produces steering gears forauto manufacturers. He has asked you to sort through the data and determine the capacity of the system and how thatcapacity may be increased. The operation is a product layout that produces large numbers of nearly identical products. Theprocess includes milling, grinding, boring, drilling, and assembling, in that order. Each finished product requires one operationon each type of machine. For example, each finished part is processed on one of the five milling machines, one of the sevengrinding machines, etc.
The facility runs two 8-hour shifts per day, with a third shift for maintenance. The industrial engineering department hasprovided you with the following data on present operations. In addition, you have been told that assembly operations, whilenot unlimited, can be easily changed to meet the need.
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Operation
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Number ofMachines
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Run Time per Piece(min.)
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% Reject Rate
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Milling
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5
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2
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3
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Grinding
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7
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3
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5
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Boring
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3
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1
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2
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Drilling
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6
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2.5
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7
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1. Calculate the capacity of each machine center and the capacity of the system.
2. If Beck wants to expand capacity, where should he focus the company's efforts? How much extra capacity can he getwithout causing another operation to become the bottleneck?
3. How may Mr. Beck expand capacity without purchasing new equipment? Be specific.
Assignment must be 3 to 4 pages not including title and reference page. APA format and three scholarly sources