Sketch a precedence diagram of the above activity ii. Calculate the cycle time and the minimum number of workstations that must be built

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A steel workshop PT BESI KUAT wants to improve its productivity to make hooks
small iron by changing the layout of the workshop in the form of a workstation. The repair shop has
make observations of the activities of workers in the workshop and arrange these activities
in tabular form below

Activity Duration ( Sec) predessor 
A 17 None
B 15 A
C 18 B
D 8 B
E 12 B
F 6 C,D,E
G 14 F

The workshop aims to produce 225 small metal hooks for 2 hours. Based on this information, please answer the questions below.

i. Sketch a precedence diagram of the above activity
ii. Calculate the cycle time and the minimum number of workstations that must be built
iii. Make a grouping of these workstations
iv. Calculate the efficiency of the work with the workstation

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