Illinois​ Furniture, Inc., produces all types of office furniture. The​ "Executive Secretary" is a chair that has been designed using ergonomics to provide comfort during long work hours. The chair sells for​ $130. There are 480 minutes available during the​ day, and the average daily demand has been 50 chairs. There are eight​ tasks:                                                                                     Task Performance Time​ (mins) Task Must Follow Task Listed Below A 4   − B 6   − C 6   ​A, B D 5   C E 7   D F 6   E G 7   E H 7   ​F, G   This exercise only contains parts​ b, c,​ d, e,​ f, and g.  The cycle time for the production of a chair​ = 9.69. minutes ​(round your response to two decimal​ places). ​ The theoretical minimum number of workstations=5 ​(round your response up to the next whole​ number).   ​d) The assignment of tasks to workstations should​ be: ​(Hint: Number workstations sequentially in terms of precedence relationships and combine any applicable​ tasks.) E) Total idle time per cycle=? F) the total factual idle time at the workstations day=?

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Illinois​ Furniture, Inc., produces all types of office furniture. The​ "Executive Secretary" is a chair that has been designed using ergonomics to provide comfort during long work hours. The chair sells for​ $130. There are
480
minutes available during the​ day, and the average daily demand has been
50
chairs. There are eight​ tasks:
 
                                                                                 
Task
Performance Time​ (mins)
Task Must Follow Task Listed Below
A
4
 
B
6
 
C
6
 
​A, B
D
5
 
C
E
7
 
D
F
6
 
E
G
7
 
E
H
7
 
​F, G
 
This exercise only contains parts​ b, c,​ d, e,​ f, and g.
 The cycle time for the production of a chair​ =
9.69. minutes ​(round your response to two decimal​ places).
​ The theoretical minimum number of
workstations=5 ​(round your response up to the next whole​ number).
 
​d) The assignment of tasks to workstations should​ be: ​(Hint: Number workstations sequentially in terms of precedence relationships and combine any applicable​ tasks.)
E) Total idle time per cycle=?
F) the total factual idle time at the workstations day=?
 
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