Theis Incorporated Has the Following Departmental Structure for Producing Its

question 66

Essay

Theis Incorporated has the following departmental structure for producing its products:

A consultant designed a cellular manufacturing structure for the same product:

The times given represent the time required to process one unit of product.
-Refer to the figure.
a.Calculate the time required to produce a batch of 10 units using a batch processing departmental structure.
b.Calculate the time required to produce 10 units using cellular manufacturing.
c.How much manufacturing time will the cellular manufacturing structure save for a batch of 10 units?

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