Consider the Scoot & Go Rider shown on the next page and made by the Processed Plastic Company (PPC). Suppose that PPC has received a rush order from Walmart for 8,800 units to be shipped in five days.
a. Assuming 16 hour workdays, calculate the cycle time.
b. Start with the body on the table, and assume all parts are within reach. Also assume that the steering wheel subassembly has already been made. Using common sense, draw a precedence network for the following activities, which are required to assemble a Scoot & Go Rider.

c. If the cycle time is 33 seconds, what is the minimum number of workstations needed?
d. Perform assembly-line balancing using 33 seconds cycle time, the standard times, and the precedence network from part b. Use "Assign the task with the longest time€ heuristic rule, breaking ties using €œAssign the task with the most followers€ heuristic rule. Any further ties can be broken arbitrarily'.

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Standard time (seconds) Activity a. nsert the steering wheel subassembly in the body b. Hammer the front ishort) axle into a pal nut (using the pal nut tool). c. Slide a wheel in the component resulting from b d Pass component resulting from c through the steering shaf hok e. Slide a wheel into component resulting from c f. Hammer the component resuling from e into a pal nut (using the pal nut 7 1 0 12 tco g Hammor tho rear (ongl axle into a pal nut (using tho pal nut tocl) h. Slide a wheel in the component resulting from g i. Pass component resulting from h through the body's rear axle holes. i. Slide a wheel into component resulting fom i. k. Hammer the component resulting from into a pal nut (using the pa nut 13 I. Place walker bar on the body and attoch using one screw. m. Insert anolher screw into walker bar to attoch il to the body n. Insert anoher screw into walker bar to attach it to the body o nsertanoher screw into walker bar to cttach it to the bod p Porform final quality chack and box it 10 15 30 #17390/#17360 A Tim Mee Toy by Processed Plasthc Co Mentgomery, IL 60538 RIDER #17300 7360 PARTS UST E PANUT TOOL LONG AXE 4 ECREWw