Question: An assembly line is to be designed to operate 1 1 . 9 hours per day and supply a steady demand of 5 1 0

An assembly line is to be designed to operate 11.9 hours per day and supply a steady demand of 510 units per day. Here are the tasks and their performance times:
TASK
PRECEDING TASKS
PERFORMANCE TIME (SECONDS)
a
34
TASK
d
PERFORMANCE TIME (SECONDS
13
bcdef
38
46
1
46
8
51
k
PRECEDING TASKS
18
b
26
g h,1
8
C
18
j.k
58
13
b. What is the workstation cycle time required to produce 510 units per day?
Workstation cycle time
seconds per unit
c. What is the theoretical minimum number of workstations?
Note: Round up your answer to the next whole number.
Minimum number of workstations

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