Posted: July 20th, 2016

how many containers should be used?

78. A common objective of both MRP and the lean philosophy is to:
A. smooth production
B. minimize inventory
C. obtain high quality
D. reduce overhead
E. eliminate inventory
B
79. The ultimate objective in a lean system is:
A. low to moderate levels of inventory
B. high quality, zero defects
C. minimal waste (less than 6%)
D. balanced and rapid flow
E. all of the above
D
80. The All Seasonings Company uses 3,200 glass jars at one of its jar-filling workstations each eight hours of production. The cycle time for a standard container, which holds 90 jars, averages 45 minutes. If management uses an efficiency factor of twenty percent, how many containers should be used?
4 containers

Feedback: Given D = 3200/8 = 400 jars per hour
T = 45/60 = .75 hour
X = .20
C = 90 jars

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81. The Four Star Publishing Company uses sixty reams of paper each hour at one of its high speed printing stations. The cycle time for a standard container, which holds 15 reams of paper, averages forty minutes. If management has decided to use three containers, what efficiency factor was applied?
12.5%

Feedback: Given N = 3 containers
D = 60 reams per hour
T = 40/60 = 2/3 hour
C = 15 reams

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