The desired daily output for an assembly line is 540 units. This assembly line will operate 720 minutes per day. The following table contains information on this product's task times and precedence relationships:   TASK TASK TIME (SECONDS) IMMEDIATE PREDECESSOR A 35 — B 25 A C 35 A D 55 B E 5 B F 15 C G 30 E-D H 5 F-G

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The desired daily output for an assembly line is 540 units. This assembly line will operate 720 minutes per day. The following table contains information on this product's task times and precedence relationships:

 

TASK TASK TIME
(SECONDS)
IMMEDIATE
PREDECESSOR
A 35
B 25 A
C 35 A
D 55 B
E 5 B
F 15 C
G 30 E-D
H 5 F-G
 

 

b. What is the workstation cycle time?

 

 

 

 

c. Balance this line using the largest number of following tasks. Use the longest task time as a secondary criterion. (Leave no cells blank - be certain to enter "0" wherever required.)

 

 

 

c. Balance this line using the largest number of following tasks. Use the longest task time as a secondary criterion. (Leave no cells
blank - be certain to enter "0" wherever required.)
Work Station
Task
Idle Time
II
II
IV
Transcribed Image Text:c. Balance this line using the largest number of following tasks. Use the longest task time as a secondary criterion. (Leave no cells blank - be certain to enter "0" wherever required.) Work Station Task Idle Time II II IV
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