(Solved): Macon Controls produces three different types of control units used to protect industrial aquipment ...
Macon Controls produces three different types of control units used to protect industrial aquipment from overheating. Each of these units must be processed by a machine that Macon considers to be their process botileneck. The plant operates on two 8-hour shifts, 5 days per week, 52 woeks per year. The table below provides the time standartis at the bottleneck, lot sizes, and demand forecasts for the three units. Because of demand uncertainties, the operations manager obtained three demand forecasts (pessimistic expected, and optimistic). The manager beleves that a 25 percent capacity cushion is best.