An assembly line must be designed to produce 50 packages per hour. The following data in Table 10-17 give the necessary information.

(a) Draw a precedence diagram.
(b) Compute the cycle time (in seconds) to achieve the desired output rate.
(c) What is the theoretical minimum number of stations?
(d) Which work element should be assigned to which workstation?
(e) What are the resulting efficiency and balance delaypercentages?

Table 10-17 Task Information for Problem 13 Task Immediate Predecessor Task Time (sec) None 60 35 45 10 50 C, D, E