Based on historical data, the average number of cycles to fa…

Based on historical data, the average number of cycles to failure and to repair for a 6-station transfer line are given in the table below. The cycle time is 0.5 minutes, and failures are operation-dependent.     Station Average Number of Cycles to Failure Repair 1 250 20 2 500 20 3 1,000 20 4 500 20 5 10,000 20 6 5,000 20 (a) (6 points) Estimate the steady-state throughput rate (units per hour) of the line when there are no buffers between stations. Round to 1 decimal place. Throughput rate = [tr-0] (b) (6 points) Suppose exactly one buffer of infinite capacity can be added between two adjacent stations. To maximize throughput, between which two stations should the buffer be placed? Estimate the new steady-state throughput (units per hour) with this one buffer added. Round to 1 decimal place. Throughput rate = [tr-1] (c) (6 points) Management would like the line to produce 115 units per hour. Assuming any number of buffers of unlimited size could be added, determine whether this target can be achieved using buffers alone (i.e., with no other changes to the line). Briefly justify your answer on your handwritten sheet. Achievable or not [yes/no] = [tr-inf]

Four automatic insertion machines are set up in series to ad…

Four automatic insertion machines are set up in series to add components to printed circuit boards. Each machine inserts 20 different component types. Due to board design and component requirements, automatic setup and insertion times for machines are uniformly distributed with a coefficient of variation of 0.5. Assume machines do not fail. Estimate the production rate per hour if buffers of size 2 are added between each pair of machines. Round answers to 1 decimal place.

A nurse is caring for a patient and identifies an infiltrati…

A nurse is caring for a patient and identifies an infiltration at the IV catheter site. In which order will the nurse perform the steps starting with the first one? 1) Stop the infusion. 2) Remove the IV catheter. 3) Apply a dressing. 4) Elevate the extremity. 5) Apply warm compress.

A patient can have pain medication every 4 hours as needed f…

A patient can have pain medication every 4 hours as needed for pain. The patient requests a dose of pain medication. The nurse assesses the MAR and finds that the patient’s last dose was at 1700. When can the patient have another dose of pain medication? _____ [BLANK-1]_________ (Answer in military timer. Enter the number(s) in the blank only.) 

The patient has an NG tube connected to low-wall suction. At…

The patient has an NG tube connected to low-wall suction. At 0930, the MD wrote an order to clamp the NG tube. The nurse emptied 280 mL of NG drainage. At 1100, the patient vomited 325 mL of bile-colored drainage. The NG tube was reconnected to suction and drained an additional 475 mL by the end of the shift. The patient’s wound drainage tube collected 60 mL of serosanguineous fluid. The patient’s indwelling urinary catheter drained 270 mL of dark amber urine. Calculate the patient’s output total: _____[BLANK-1]______ mL