Level Operations is a small company located in eastern Pennsylvania. It produces a variety of security devices and safes. The safes come in several different designs. Recently, a number of new customers have placed orders, and the production facility has been enlarged to accommodate increased demand for safes. Production manager Stephanie Coles is currently working on a production plan for the safes. She needs a plan for each day of the week. She has obtained the following information from the marketing department on projected demand for the next five weeks:
Model and quantity: S1 - 120
S2 - 102
S7 - 48
S8 - 90
S9 - 25
The department operates five days a week. One complexity is that partially completed safes are not permitted; each cycle must turn out finished units. After discussion with engineering, stephanie determined that the best production sequence for each cycle is S7 S8 S9 S1 S2.
QUESTION: what might Stephanie determine as the best production quantity per cycle for each day of the week.