Kristens Cookie Co.

- Case

How long will it take to fill a rush order?

How many orders can you fill in one night assuming
4 hours each night?
How much of your own and your roommates time
will it take to fill each order?
Should you give a volume discount? If so, how
much?
How many food processors and baking trays will
you need?
Changes better cookies, more cookies in less
time or lower cost? Additional oven?
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Wash, mix, spoon

Bake

6 + 2 min per dozen.

7.5 dozen per hour

10 min per dozen

6 dozen per hour

Cool

5 min per dozen

12 dozen per hour

Pack

2 min per dozen

30 dozen per hour

Accept Payment

1 min per dozen

60 dozen per hour

26 minutes / dozen
What is the bottleneck?
- Bake Operation (6 dozen / hr)
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Order Size - 1 Dozen Cookies
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Mix
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Pack

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Kristen
Roommate
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Less 8 min startup and 8 min finish, max

capacity = (4*60 16) / 10 = 224/10 = 22

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Kristen works 8 mins / batch or about
8x6 or 48 mins / hr = 80%
Roommate works 4 mins / batch or
about 24 mins / hr = 40%
Profitability?
Assume Price = $5 / dzn; Cost = $0.70
Max profit = (22x5) (22x0.7) = $110 $15.40 = $94.60 or $23.65 / hr.
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