Question: A manager wants to assign tasks to workstations as efficiently as possible, and achieve an hourly output of 4 units. The department uses a working
A manager wants to assign tasks to workstations as efficiently as possible, and achieve an hourly output of 4 units. The department uses a working time of 56 minutes per hour. Assign the tasks shown in the accompanying precedence diagram (times are in minutes) to workstations using the following rules:
a. In order of most following tasks. Tiebreaker: greatest positional weight.
| Work Station | Tasks |
| I | (Click to select) I E, H F, A, G A, G D, B, C |
| II | (Click to select) I E, H F, A, G D, B, C D |
| III | (Click to select) I H D, B, C E, H F, A, G |
| IV | (Click to select) I B,E E, H F, A, G H |
b. In order of greatest positional weight.
| Work Station | Tasks |
| I | (Click to select) F, D F, G G, H C, D D, C |
| II | (Click to select) F, A, G G, H G, A, B E, H B, C |
| III | (Click to select) A B,E D, C, F C, E F, G |
| IV | (Click to select) A H, I G B,E H |
c. What is the efficiency? (Round your answer to 2 decimal places. Omit the "%" sign in your response.) Efficiency %
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