Wednesday, 25 June 2014
MANAGEMENT
New Time Videos (NTV) is a new on-line video rental service. In the
field, it is trying to compete by offering its customers access to all
of the major new video releases in one business day. That is, if you
order a video from NTV, you can expect it in one business day from the
time when you placed the order. When you are done with the video, you
simply drop it in the prepaid mailing and return it. All videos arrive
in a sorting facility located in the Midwest where envelopes with the
videos are opened, checked, (right video with the right sleeve, no
scratches, no cracks, no dirt on the videos), and made ready to be sent
out again. As the manager of this facility, your goal is to turn the
returned videos around in 6 hours (a shift is 8 hours long). You have
the following information: Inventory of videos: 450,000 per shift
Throughput: 325,000 per shift a. Calculate the expected average flow
time. b. What changes would you recommend to meet the goal of processing
a returned video within 6 hours?
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