Question: Case Study 5: Project Management Facility Layouts Samanthas Appliances has developed a new European-style convection oven that will be made on an assembly line. The

Case Study 5: Project Management Facility Layouts

Samanthas Appliances has developed a new European-style convection oven that will be made on an assembly line. The schedule requires 80 ovens in an 8-hour day. The assembly includes seven tasks. The table below indicates the performance time and the sequence requirements for each task.

Task

Performance Time (minutes)

Task must follow Task listed below

A

1

B

2

A

C

3

B

D

2

B

E

4

C, D

F

1

E

G

2

F

  1. State the purpose of line balancing in an assembly line operation. (5 marks)
  2. State the definition of Cycle Time. (5 marks)
  3. What is the cycle time for this assembly operation? (3 marks)
  4. What is the theoretical minimum number of workstations? (5 marks)
  5. Draw the precedence diagram. (7 marks)

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