A Company produced 80.000 tons of "Good Product" last year, and the Sales department has projected a 5% increase in sales during the coming year. Production Statistics:
1.The production line operates 24 hours per day. seven days per week, except for the downtime listed below.
2.The production line downtime for maintenance averaged 108 hours per month during the past year.
3.The production line was shut down three times during the year due to power interruptions, for a total of 18 hours of downtime.
4.The production operators' union has threatened a strike that may last as long as three weeks if it occurs.
5.The production rate is expected to stay the same as last year's production rate.
6.Power interruption downtime is expected to stay the same as last year.
Based on the Production Statistics shown, what is the required production line availability to meet the sales projected for next year?
Which of the following manufacturing improvement tools uses statistical process control techniques and design of experiments as a primary method?
