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Kristen's Cookie Co
1. How long will it take for you to fill a rush order? It would take the team 26 minutes. The rush order itself of would require 7 steps as follows (the total cycle time is listed in parentheses):
? Clean Bowl, Add ingredients, and Mix (06:00 mins)
? Dish Cookies onto Tray* (02:00 mins)
? Put Cookies in Oven, Set Timer & Temp*(01:00 mins)
? Baking * (09:00 mins)
? Remove cookies and cool (05:00 mins)
? Bag cookies* (02:00 mins)
? Accept payment (01:00 mins)
TOTAL 26:00 mins
*Per Dozen cookies. I am assuming that this rush order is for 12 cookies (1 dozen) only.
2. How many orders can you fill in a night, assuming you are open four hours each night?
4 hours is 240 minutes. Since there are some steps that do not increase exponentially with each batch (dozen) cookies you make, the time to cook 2 dozen or 3 dozen is not, "26 mins x 2" or "26 mins x 3". Instead here is what it takes to make 3 dozen cookies which is the capacity of (first step) the mixi ...