Assignment:
Q: A steel product is manufactured by starting with raw material (carbon steel wire) and then processing it sequentially through five operations using machines A to E, respectively (see table below). This is the only use that the five machines are put to. The hourly rates for each machine are given in the table. Answer the following questions.
Consider the following questions.
Operation: 1 2 3 4 5
Machine: A B C D E
Hourly unit output rate: 60 30 20 110 70
a. What is the maximum output per hour of the steel product?
b. By how much would the output be improved if B was increased to 110?
c. By how much would the output be improved if C was increased to 30?
d. By how much would the output be improved if C was increased to 40?
e. What is the effect on the system if machine A can only manage an output of 50 in one hour?
f. What is the effect on the system if machine C can only manage an output of 10 in one hour?
g. What is the effect on the system if machine B is allowed to drop to an output of 10 in one hour?