Management wants to design an assembly line that will turn out 800 videotapes per day. There will be eight working hours in each day. The industrial engineering staff has assembled the information below: Task Time (min.) Immediate Predecessor .2 none b. .2 a .4 none none c, d b, e e .3 f .2 .1 none f, g h .2 .6 A) Determine the maximum and minimum cycle times. B) Determine the optimum cycle time. C) What is the minimum number of stations needed? D) Draw the precedence diagram. E) Assign tasks to stations in order of most following tasks first. Submit an Excel file based on Chapter 6 Excel Template to indicate your computation.

Management wants to design an assembly line that will turn out 800 videotapes per day. There will be eight working hours in each day. The industrial engineering staff has assembled the information below: Task Time (min.) Immediate Predecessor .2 none b. .2 a .4 none none c, d b, e e .3 f .2 .1 none f, g h .2 .6 A) Determine the maximum and minimum cycle times. B) Determine the optimum cycle time. C) What is the minimum number of stations needed? D) Draw the precedence diagram. E) Assign tasks to stations in order of most following tasks first. Submit an Excel file based on Chapter 6 Excel Template to indicate your computation.

Practical Management Science

6th Edition

ISBN:9781337406659

Author:WINSTON, Wayne L.

Publisher:WINSTON, Wayne L.

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