Answer:
a) 28 stations
b) Rp = 21.43
E = 0.5
Explanation:
Given:
Average downtime per occurrence = 5.0 min
Probability that leads to downtime, d= 0.01
Total work time, Tc = 39.2 min
a) For the optimum number of stations on the line that will maximize production rate.
Maximizing Rp =minimizing Tp
Tp = Tc + Ftd
At minimum pt. = 0, we have:
dTp/dn = 0
Solving for n²:
The optimum number of stations on the line that will maximize production rate is 28 stations.
b)
Tp = 1.4 +1.4 = 2.8
The production rate, Rp =
The proportion uptime,
