Question

A manufacturer's average work-in-process inventory for part #1234 of a particular car model is 1,250 parts. the workstation produces parts at the rate of 150 parts per day. what is the average time a part spends at the workstation?

Answer 1

Assuming that we consider the standard workday of eight hours, each part would take 18.75 minutes per part completion. In order to complete 1,250 parts, it would take 8.33 days to complete. In order to complete the 1,250 parts, the manufacturer would have to create at least eight work stations to meet the daily demand.