Kiko Teddy Bear is a manufacturer of stuffed teddy bears. Kiko would like to be able to produce 40 teddy bears per hour on its assembly line. Use the information provided in Table to answer the questions that follow.

(a) Draw a precedence diagram.
(b) What is the cycle time?
(c) What is the theoretical minimum number of stations?
(d) Assign tasks to specific workstations using the cycle time you computed in part (b).
(e) What are the efficiency and balance delay of the line?
(f) Which task is the bottleneck?
(g) Compute the maximumoutput.

Transcribed Image Text:

Table Task Information for Kiko Teddy Bear Task Work Element Description Immediate Task Time Predecessor (sec) Cut teddy bear pattern Sew teddy bear None 90 B 75 C Stuff teddy bear 50 Gluc on eyes Glue on nose Sew on mouth Attach manufacturer'sB label 15 35 15 Inspect and pack teddy D,EFG 40 bear