Question: Amelio Rodriguez Computing wants to establish an assembly line for producing a new product, the Personal Digital Assistant (PDA). The tasks, task times, and immediate
Amelio Rodriguez Computing wants to establish an assembly line for producing a new product, the Personal Digital Assistant (PDA). The tasks, task times, and immediate predecessors for the tasks are as follows:
| Task | Time (sec) | Immediate Predecessor | |
| A | 11 | ||
| B | 14 | A | |
| C | 8 | A | |
| D | 5 | B, C | |
| E | 20 | D |
Amelio's goal is to produce
180
PDAs per hour.
Part 2
a) The cycle time for the production of a PDA =
enter your response here
seconds (round your response to two decimal places).
Part 3
b) The theoretical minimum number of workstations that Amelio can achieve in this assembly
line=33
(round your response up to the next whole number).
Part 4
c) For one to assign the tasks to the actual workstations and be able to use the "theoretical minimum" number, the activity assignment should be:
| Workstation # | Tasks Assigned to Workstation | |
| 1 | A | C |
Part 5
| 2 | B | D |
Part 6
| 3 | E |
Part 7
Were you able to assign all the tasks to the theoretical minimum number of workstations?
Yes
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