c) The theoretical minimum number of workstations = (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.)

Were you able to assign all the tasks to the theoretical minimum number of workstations?

 e) For this process, the total idle time per cycle = minutes (enter your response as a whole number). 

f) The total actual idle time at all workstations over the course of an 8-hour work day for the process = minutes (round your response to two decimal places). 

G) Given your answer in part (d), the efficiency of the assembly line = % (enter your response as a percentage rounded to one decimal place).

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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 54 chairs. There are eight tasks: This exercise only contains parts b, c,d, e, f, and g. b) The cycle time for the production of a chair = Task A B C D E F G H Performance Time (mins) 4 6 7 6 7 6 8 7 Task Must Follow Task Listed Below A, B NOEE C D F, G D minutes (round your response to two decimal places). 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 54 chairs. There are eight tasks: This exercise only contains parts b, c,d, e, f, and g. b) The cycle time for the production of a chair = Task A B C D E F G H Performance Time (mins) 4 6 7 6 7 6 8 7 Task Must Follow Task Listed Below A, B NOEE C D F, G D minutes (round your response to two decimal places).

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SOLUTION b The cycle time for the production of a chair can be calculated by summing up the task times in the critical path Cycle time 9 6 8 7 30 minutes c The theoretical minimum number of workstatio... View the full answer