Question Four a) A company manufactures bar code scanners on a produce-to-order basis. The company manufactures three models of scanners on the same assembly line. The final assembly has 20,000 hours of weekly capacity. The 6 weeks MPS and the final assembly standard for each model are: Weekly Production (Scanners) 3 Product assembly 1 standard (hours per scanner) Final 5 6. 25 200 15 200 250 250 150 150 250 250 30 100 200 350 35 150 150 150 200 200 250 i. Does enough production capacity exit to produce the MPS? i. What changes in the MPS would you recommend?

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a) A company manufactures bar code scanners on a produce-to-order basis. The
company manufactures three models of scanners on the same assembly line. The final
assembly has 20,000 hours of weekly capacity. The 6 weeks MPS and the final
assembly standard for each model are:
| Weekly Production (Scanners)
3
Product
assembly 1
standard (hours
per scanner)
Final
5
A
200
250
250
25
15
200
250
250
150
B
30
100
200
350
150
150
35
Does enough production capacity exit to produce the MPS?
What changes in the MPS would you recommend?
150
150
200
200
250
i.
ii.
b)
Discuss the four-time fences in the MPS.
End of assignment
Transcribed Image Text:Question Four a) A company manufactures bar code scanners on a produce-to-order basis. The company manufactures three models of scanners on the same assembly line. The final assembly has 20,000 hours of weekly capacity. The 6 weeks MPS and the final assembly standard for each model are: | Weekly Production (Scanners) 3 Product assembly 1 standard (hours per scanner) Final 5 A 200 250 250 25 15 200 250 250 150 B 30 100 200 350 150 150 35 Does enough production capacity exit to produce the MPS? What changes in the MPS would you recommend? 150 150 200 200 250 i. ii. b) Discuss the four-time fences in the MPS. End of assignment
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