(Geneva Watch) The Geneva Watch Corporation manufactures watches on a conveyor belt with six stations. One worker stands at each station and performs the following tasks: Station Tasks Processing Time (seconds) A: Preparation 1 Heat-stake lens to bezel Inspect bezel Clean switch holes Install set switch in bezel Total time for A 14 26 10 18 68 B: Preparation 2 Check switch travel Clean inside bezel Install module in bezel Total time for B 23 12 25 60 C: Battery installation Install battery clip on module Heat-stake battery clip on module Install 2 batteries in module Check switch Total time for C 20 15 22 13 70 D: Band installation Install band Inspect band Total time for D 45 13 58 E: Packaging preparation Cosmetic inspection Final test Total time for E 20 55 75 F: Watch packaging Place watch and cuff in display box Place cover in display box base Place owner’s manual, box into tub Total time for F 20 14 30 64 These six workers begin their workday at 8:00 a. m. and work steadily until 4:00 p. m. At 4:00, no new watch parts are introduced into station A and the conveyor belt continues until all of the work-in-process inventory has been processed and leaves station F. Thus, each morning the workers begin with an empty system. a. What is the bottleneck in this process? [4.1] b. What is the capacity, in watches per hour, of the assembly line (ignore the time it takes for the first watch to come off the line)? [4.1]

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Imagine us is a startup that offers high definition 3d prenatal ultrasounds for high-end customers. the service process includes four activities that are conducted in the sequence described below. (the time required for each activity is shown in parentheses): activity 1: welcome a patient and explain the procedure. (20 minutes)activity 2: prep the patient (e. g., show them to the room, apply ultrasound gel). (17 minutes) (*your id number represents the amount of time needed to complete this task)activity 3: take images. (5 minutes)activity 4: discuss diagnostic with patient. (20 minutes)at each location there are employees (servers) s1, s2, and s3. the assignment of tasks to servers is the following: s1 does activities 1 and 2.s2 does activity 3.s3 does activity 4.a. what is the capacity of this process (in customers per hour)? b. suppose 3 patients arrive every hour on average. ignoring any “start of day” or “end of day” effects, what are the utilizations of all three servers (%)? c. suppose each activity can be done by any server and any server can do any set of activities. however, each activity is done by only one server. for example, a possible assignment includes: s1 does activity 1, s2 does activity 2, and s3 does activities 3 and 4. of course, the original assignment of servers to activities is also feasible. what is the maximum capacity of the process (in customers per hour)? d. now consider the capacity measures in (c) and (a), what is the percentage change? why can you improve capacity without using additional resources? (there is no free lunch, right? )note: for all hw assignments, show your process of getting the results. only providing the final answers is not acceptable and will get 0%. if necessary, use a separate sheet of paper to show your work.