Question: Dr. Lori Baker, operations manager at Nesa Electronics, prides herself on excellent assembly-line balancing. She has been told that the firm needs to complete at

Dr. Lori Baker, operations manager at Nesa Electronics, prides herself on excellent assembly-line balancing. She has been told that the firm needs to complete at least 96 instruments per 24-hour day. The assembly-line activities are:

TASK.

TIME (min).

PREDECESSORS.

A

3

B

6

C

7

A

D

5

A, B

E

2

B

F

4

C

G

5

F

H

7

D, E

I

1

H

J

6

E

K

4

G, I, J

Total

50

1. If the daily (24-hour) production rate is 96 units, what is the highest allowable cycle time? [ Select ] ["12", "15", "16", "14"] minutes.

2. If a cycle time of 10 minutes could be achieved, what would the daily (24-hour) production rate be? [ Select ] ["150", "132", "120", "144"] units per day.

3. Based on 10-minute cycle time, what is the theoretical minimum number of stations with which the line can be balanced? [ Select ] ["6", "5", "7", "4"]

4. With a 10-minute cycle time and six workstations, what is the efficiency? [ Select ] ["81.81", "83.33", "85.00", "86.67"] %

5. What is the total idle time per cycle with a 10-minute cycle time and six workstations? [ Select ] ["8", "10", "11", "12"] minutes.

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