a$.$ Determine the appropriate cycle time.

b$.$ What is the minimum number of stations possible?

c$.$ Assign tasks using the 'positional weight' rule: Assign tasks with the greatest positional weight $($Make sure to calculate and include the positional weight of each task in your Excel file$).$

d$.$ Compute efficiency based on the result of $c.$

$2.$ A drone manufacturer is both a producer and a user of silicon chips. The annual demand for silicon chips is approximately $30,000$ units. The silicon chips are produced at a rate of $150$ units per day and used at a rate of $50$ units per day. The annual holding cost is $$2$ per chip, and the setup cost is $$50.$ Determine the following $($If your answer is a decimal number, round the answer to the nearest whole number$)$:

a$.$ Determine the economic production quantity.

b$.$ Compute the total annual cost, assuming the economic production quantity is used for quantity.

c$.$ Due to resource depletion, the firm no longer produces silicon chips and decides to order them from a third$-$party company. Assume that the ordering cost is $$85$ per order. Determine the optimal order quantity.