Question: A simple assembly line has tasks A(2), B(4), C(3), and D(3) that need to be done in this order to produce a unit of product.

A simple assembly line has tasks A(2), B(4), C(3), and D(3) that need to be done in this order to produce a unit of product. The numbers in parentheses are task times in minutes. Every unit goes through all 4 steps in the same order. As a result of process improvement, the task time for D is reduced to 2 minutes. As a result the capacity of the process in an 8-hour day, has increased by

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