Reference no: EM132224642

AlwaysRain Irrigation, Inc., would like to determine capacity requirements for the next four years. Currently two production lines are in place for making bronze and plastic sprinklers. Three types of sprinklers are available in both bronze and plastic: 90-degree nozzle sprinklers, 180-degree nozzle sprinklers, and 360-degree nozzle sprinklers. Management has forecast demand for the next four years as follows: YEARLY DEMAND 1 (IN 000s) 2 (IN 000s) 3 (IN 000s) 4 (IN 000s) Plastic 90 33 43 54 57 Plastic 180 14 16 19 18 Plastic 360 48 54 66 66 Bronze 90 7 6 9 16 Bronze 180 5 5 7 12 Bronze 360 12 15 18 19 Both production lines can produce all the different types of nozzles. The bronze machines needed for the bronze sprinklers require four operators and can produce up to 17,000 sprinklers. The plastic injection molding machine needed for the plastic sprinklers requires three operators and can produce up to 275,000 sprinklers. Three bronze machines and only one injection molding machine are available. What are the capacity requirements for the next four years? (Assume that there is no learning.) (Enter the demand values in thousands. Round your answers to 2 decimal places.) Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Plastic Demand for plastic sprinklers Percentage of capacity used % % % % Machine requirements Labor requirements Bronze Demand for bronze sprinklers Percentage of capacity used % % % % Machine requirements Labor requirements.