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Consider the general characteristics of facility layouts. What are the type(s) of layout(s) you would choose if you wanted high flexibility and cost is not a concern? Note that you may not need to fill in all the blanks if your answer does not need it. If this is the case, enter NA in the remaining blanks. Layout: [blank1] Layout: [blank2] Layout: [blank3] Layout: [blank4]

You are brand new at your job in a manufacturing line producing the latest Apple iPhone. You get to work and assemble your first iPhone in 164 minutes. Your boss is extremely frustrated with you because your coworker finished assembling their 6th iPhone in only 87 minutes. You assure your boss to have faith in you because you KNOW that by the time you finish assembling your 20th iPhone, it will only take you ____ minutes. (Enter your answer to two decimal places – ex: #.## or ##.##)

You are managing a paced transfer line with the following known info/data: # Machines: 10 # Buffers: 9 # Jobs/day (in steady state): 30 Average inventory level per buffer: 20 # Process steps per job (normally distributed): 3 – 7 # Hours to complete each job (normally distributed): 1 – 5 # Hours to repair broken machine (normally distributed): 6 – 32 # Operational hours per working day: 6 On average, how long does it take 1 job to go through the entire process?  [Number] (number) [Units] (units)

The following questions are multiple choice/fill in the blank. There is no partial credit available for these problems.

Consider a system that has 11 components. Each component has a possible 3 different states. How many total possible states exist in this system?

The following questions may require the use of scrap paper. Please make sure to show your work to receive partial credit (this is to be later submitted through the exam file upload).

Write the corresponding facility layout that would best describe the scenario.    Textile manufacturer of various colors and fabric types

Consider a line that has 50 machines in series. The cycle time of the line is 2 minutes. Each workstation fails on average once every 500 cycles and is distributed geometrically. According to the maintenance logs, the repair team calculated that the time it takes to fix broken machines also follows a geometric distribution and has an average repair time of 6 minutes. How many units will the line produce per hour if the line has no buffers? (10pts) What would the maximum output per hour of the line be if a single buffer was added, assuming the buffer has a capacity of 5 units? (10pts) Where in the line should the single buffer be placed? Explain your answer. (5pts)

Write the corresponding facility layout that would best describe the scenario.    Departments/Floors of a large hospital

Consider a system that has 4 components. Each component has a possible 6 different states. How many total possible states exist in this system?