In: Operations Management
Suppose a bicycle manufacturer that uses heijunka has received 360 orders (180 units of model A, 90 units of model B, and 90 units of model C) during the first quarter of this year. Suppose the firm’s plant can work 4 weeks per month and 5 days per week, manufacturing 120 units per week. Because the plant can produce 120 units per week, the firm has decided to operate its plant during the first three weeks of April this year, so that it can exactly meet the actual demand. Then, the firm has determined the production sequence.
Which of the following is true of the best product mix and work sequence?
a) It consists of 6 units. | |
b) One of the best candidates is C -> A -> C -> B -> C -> A. | |
c) Both a and b | |
d) None of the above |
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