Suppose production requirements in Solved Problem 9.2 increase and require a reduction in cycle time from 8

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Suppose production requirements in Solved Problem 9.2 increase and require a reduction in cycle time from 8 minutes to 7 minutes. Balance the line once again, using the new cycle time. Note that it is not possible to combine task times so as to group tasks into the minimum number of workstations. This condition occurs in actual balancing problems fairly often.


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Operations management

ISBN: 978-0132163927

10th edition

Authors: Jay Heizer, Barry Render

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