Question: A manager wants to assign tasks to workstations as efficiently as possible, and achieve an hourly output of 6 units. The department uses a working
A manager wants to assign tasks to workstations as efficiently as possible, and achieve an hourly output of 6 units. The department uses a working time of 56 minutes per hour.
A) Assign the tasks shown in the following precedence network (The number are the task times in minutes) to workstations using the rules: in order of the tasks with most followers. Tiebreaker: The task with longest time. Specify which station (single digit station ID e.g. 1, 2, etc) in the Table below.
| Task (Time) | Station ID (e.g. 1, 2, etc) |
| A (3 min) | Answer |
| B (3 min) | Answer |
| C (2 min) | Answer |
| D (4 min) | Answer |
| E (2 min) | Answer |
| F (5 min) | Answer |
| G (3 min) | Answer |
| H (3 min) | Answer |
| I (6 min) | Answer |
B) What is the efficiency?
Efficiency = Answer % (provide your answer in digits. Do not provide % sign. Approximate to two decimal digits.)
A(3) B(3) C(2) D(4) E(2) H(3) (6) F(5) G(3)Step by Step Solution
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