Question: 4 . 2 The demand for cell phones in a cell phone production company in Doornfontein is 2 6 0 0 units per 1 2

4.2 The demand for cell phones in a cell phone production company in Doornfontein is 2600 units per 12-hour shift. The production line efficiency is 88% and employee personal time is 2 hours per shift. The individual workstation cycle times are given in Table Q4 below.
Table Q4: Workstation cycle times
Workstation Number Cycle Times (minutes)
0010.744
0030.521
0050.705
0070.438
0091.000
0110.382
4.2.1 Identify the bottleneck station, balance the assembly line and calculation the line efficiency.
4.2.2 After your initial balancing in question 4.2.1 above, identify the new bottleneck station, re-balance the assembly line, determine the level and line efficiency and interpret your answer.

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