The Wet Wellies Corporation produces waterproof boots and assembles them with optional linings and other features on
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a. Calculate the desired cycle time for boot production.
b. Calculate the theoretical minimum number of workstations.
c. Draw a precedence diagram and balance the line.
d. Calculate the efficiency of the line.
e. Customer feedback and returns indicate there are problems with the outer sole of the boot. The QIT (quality improvement team) recommends either taking more time prepping the outer sole or taking more time assembling the outer sole to the boot. They estimate increasing the time of either work element I or J by 0.1 minutes would help fix the issue. Does it matter which work element time is increased? Why or why not?
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Operations and Supply Chain Management
ISBN: 978-1119444404
9th edition
Authors: Roberta S. Russell, Bernard W. Taylor
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