After an extensive product analysis using group technology, Leon Bazil has identified a product he believes should be pulled out of his process facility and handled in a work cell. Leon has identified the following operations as necessary for the work cell. The customer expects delivery of

250

units per day, and the work day is

420

minutes.

a) The takt time for this =

nothing

minutes (round your response to two decimal places).

b) Following are the operations that are required for manufacturing of the product:

Operation			Standard Time (min)
Shear			1.1
Bend	1.2

Weld	1.7

Clean	3.2

Paint	1.1

The number of employees requiring to be cross-trained for the new cell =

nothing

(round your response up to the next whole number).

c) Based on the knowledge about the standard times for each of the operations, special consideration may be warranted for the

painting

bending

welding

cleaning

shearing

operation.

.