Question: 3. Lean System Design - Line Balancing for Lean Manufacturing (10 points) A manufacturing plant is working 2 shifts of 8 hrs per day for

3. Lean System Design - Line Balancing for Lean

3. Lean System Design - Line Balancing for Lean Manufacturing (10 points) A manufacturing plant is working 2 shifts of 8 hrs per day for 7 days. They have two 20 min breaks per shift. The customer demand is 560 units per week. To manufacture the product 9 tasks need to be completed. These tasks and their respective times are given below. A Task Predecessor Task Time (min) 13 2 CB 4 DG 4 CE IH Your job is to balance the manufacturing line answering the following questions: a) Is your line capable of meeting customer demand? b) What is the maximum customer demand rate this manufacturing line can satisfy? c) What is the minimum number of workstations required? d) Identify the actual number of workstations and their task assignments based on "maximum number of followers" rule. (When there is a tie use the greatest task time" rule) e) What is the line efficiency

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