a) Network of activities (precedence diagram) b) Cycle time c) The required number of workstations

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Smart Manufacturing's production engineers are reviewing the layout of their assembly line for their leading product. The line will operate eight hours a day with a desired output of 240 units per day. The following table contains information about this product's task times and precedence relationships:

TASK Task Time (seconds) Immediate Precedent
A 60 --
B 80 A
C 20 A
D 50 A
E 90 B,C
F 30 C,D
G 30 E, F
H 60 G


Determine:

a) Network of activities (precedence diagram)

b) Cycle time

c) The required number of workstations

d) Evaluate the solution by the appropriate line balance heuristic

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