Money Laundry has 28 washers and 30 dryers All orders are fi

Money Laundry has 28 washers and 30 dryers. All orders are first sent to wash and then to dry. It takes on average 48 minutes to wash one order and 40 minutes to dry. a. What is the capacity of the washing stage?

What is the capacity of the drying stage?

Solution

Solution :

The washing stage takes 48 minutes to wash one order , therefore in 60 minutes , the washing stage can do 60/48 i.e 1.25 washing orders per hour.

The capacity of washing stage = 1.25 orders / hour

The capacity of drying stage = 60/40

drying stage capacity = 1.5 orders / hour .