Assignment:
Four forklift trucks are used to deliver pallet loads of parts between work cells in a factory. Average travel distance loaded is 350 ft, and the travel distance empty is estimated to be the same. The trucks are driven at an average speed of 3 mi/hr when loaded and 4 mi/hr when empty. Terminal time per delivery averages 1.0 min (load = 0.5 min and un-load = 0.5 min). If the traffic factor is assumed to be 0.90, availability = 1.0 and work efficiency = 0.95, what is the maximum hourly delivery rate of the four trucks?
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