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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