A manufacturer wishes to create a flow line which will produce 620 units in an 8...

 

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A manufacturer wishes to create a flow line which will produce 620 units in an 8 hour period. The assembly information for the product is outlined in Table Q1 below. a. b. C. d. e. Calculate the maximum cycle time Estimate the minimum number of workstations Produce the precedence diagram Produce the line design which achieves the required cycle time Calculate the idle time/cycle and the output level based upon the longest station time. [5 marks] TASK A B C D E F 6 H I J K L TIME (Secs) PREDECESSOR 20 26 25 19 18 15 18 32 23 27 12 40 Table Q 1 A B B B B C,D G [3 marks] [3 marks] [6 marks] [8 marks] E IF H,J K A manufacturer wishes to create a flow line which will produce 620 units in an 8 hour period. The assembly information for the product is outlined in Table Q1 below. a. b. C. d. e. Calculate the maximum cycle time Estimate the minimum number of workstations Produce the precedence diagram Produce the line design which achieves the required cycle time Calculate the idle time/cycle and the output level based upon the longest station time. [5 marks] TASK A B C D E F 6 H I J K L TIME (Secs) PREDECESSOR 20 26 25 19 18 15 18 32 23 27 12 40 Table Q 1 A B B B B C,D G [3 marks] [3 marks] [6 marks] [8 marks] E IF H,J K

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a Maximum cycle time The maximum cycle time is the total of the longest task times of all of the tasks that must complete in the production line which ... View the full answer