Question: A factory makes a product that has a manufacturing process consisting of tasks A 1 dots, K that must be completed in an order that

A factory makes a product that has a manufacturing process consisting of tasks A1dots,K that must be completed in an order that obeys a set of precedence requirements. The following table reports the performance time minutes/unit and the preceding task(s) for tasks A1dots,K.
\table[[Task,Performance Time,Preceding Tasks],[A,6,NA],[B,6,NA],[C,2,A],[D,7,A, B],[E,3,B],[F,3,C],[G,7,F],[H,3,D, E],[I,4,H],[J,6,E],[K,2,G, I, K]]
The precedence network is:
These tasks have been assigned to six workstations as follows:
Station 1 is assigned tasks A and C
Station 2 is assigned tasks B
Station 3 is assigned tasks D and E
Station 4 is assigned tasks F and G
Station 5 is assigned tasks H and I
Station 6 is assigned tasks J and K
The line will operate for 7 hours each day. Answer the following questions:
What is the cycle time for this configuration? The answer is a whole number.
What is the total idle time per cycle for this configuration? The answer is a whole number.
What is the percent efficiency for this configuration?
Report as a whole number by rounding.
What is the number of units of output per day for this configuration?
Report as a whole number by rounding.
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