A Production Cell Uses 240 Pounds of Plastic Resin Each

question 52

Short Answer

A production cell uses 240 pounds of plastic resin each eight-hour day. Resin is transported in drums that hold 100 pounds each. The material is obtained from a nearby supplier, and has a 12-hour cycle time. An efficiency factor of .15 has been assigned to this cell. What is the optimum number of containers to support this operation?

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Definitions:

Monocot

Flowering plant in which the embryo has one cotyledon.

Seed Leaf

Seed leaf, or cotyledon, is the first leaf or one of the first pair of leaves that develop from the embryo of a seed.

Megaspores

Female spores that develop into female gametophytes in plants.

Ovule

The structure in seed plants that develops into a seed after fertilization, containing the female gametophyte.