A dress-making operation is being designed as an assembly line. Table shows the tasks that need to be performed, their task times, and preceding tasks. If the goal is to produce 30 dresses per hour, answer the questions that follow the table.

(a) Compute the cycle time.
(b) Which task is the bottleneck?
(c) What is the maximum output for this line?
(d) Compute the theoretical minimum number of stations.
(e) Assign work elements to stations, using the longest task time rule.
(f) Compute the efficiency and balance delay of yourassignment.

Table Dress-Making Task Information Immediate Predecessor None None None Work Element A. Cut dress body B. Cut sleeves C. Cut collar D. Sew dress body E. Sew sleeves to dress F Sew collar to dress G. Hem dress H. Package dress Task Time sec 30 40 20 100 25 50 50 90 B, D C, D D, E, F