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A factory work center has the following work orders. What is the load on this work center?
Suggested Answer: D
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The load on a work center is the total time required to complete all the work orders assigned to that work center. The load can be calculated by multiplying the quantity and the run time of each work order, and then adding them up. The formula is:
Load = (Q1 x R1) + (Q2 x R2) + ... + (Qn x Rn)
Where Q is the quantity and R is the run time of each work order.
Using the data from the table, we can plug in the values and get:
Load = (10 x 8) + (15 x 9) + (12 x 7.5) + (20 x 10) + (8 x 6.5) = 80 + 135 + 90 + 200 + 52 = 557
Therefore, the load on this work center is 557 hours.
4 comments · newest first
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Cordell
2 days ago
I feel like I might be overthinking this. Wasn't there a specific way to prioritize the work orders that could affect the load?
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Ona
7 days ago
I practiced a question like this where we had to determine the load, and I think it was around 250 hours, so maybe B or C?
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Josphine
12 days ago
I think the load is based on the total hours from all work orders, but I'm not sure if I added them correctly.
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Markus
17 days ago
I remember calculating load in a similar practice question, but I can't recall the exact formula we used.