A manufacturer makes 3 products −A,B, and C - on a mixed-model line. Production for the next quarter is 3360As,960Bs, and 1440Cs. The company runs one 8-hour shift per day, 20 days per month, and employs production smoothing for these items. (a) Determine monthly and daily production quantities for each item. (b) What is the line takt time? What does this mean? (c) Find a production sequence for the line, using the takt time method.
(d) What is the average cycle count and cycle count variance for each product? Do any products come off the line at a constant rate? How do you know this? (e) A colleague says the sequence BACCAACAABAA is best for producing these items (given the takt time method objective). Do you agree? Why or why not?