Tableting Exercise
Begin
Buffer: Store materials in tanks until needed (120 mins)
Mix (70 mins)
Buffer: wait to dry (30 mins)
Dry (50 mins)
Buffer: wait for pressing (90 mins)
Pressed into tablet form (30 mins)
End
R = 2000 lbs / hr = 33.33 lbs/min
Bottleneck: Mix
Size of buffers is determined in part by activity times
Storage | Mix | Wait | Dry | Wait | Tablet | TOTAL | |
I | 3999.6 | 2333.1 | 999.9 | 1666.5 | 2999.7 | 999.9 | 13000 |
R | 33.33 | 33.33 | 33.33 | 33.33 | 33.33 | 33.33 | 33.33 |
T | 120 | 70 | 30 | 50 | 90 | 30 | 390 |