Elective Sheet 04
Elective Sheet 04
1. Use Hollier method #1and #2 to find the most suitable machine sequence. Also
calculate of Percentage of in-sequence moves and Percentage of backtracking
moves using flow diagram for both methods.
3. A certain part is routed through six machines in a batch production plant. The
setup and operation times for each machine are given in the table below. The
batch size is 100. Determine the workload time.
4. The turret lathe section has six machines, all devoted to the production of the
same part. The section operates 12 shifts/week. The number of hours per shift
averages 8 hr. Average production rate of each machine is 20 unit/hr.
a) Determine the weekly production capacity of the turret lathe section.
b) Determine the weekly production capacity of the turret lathe section, if the
availability of the machine (A) is 90% and the utilization of the machine is
80%.