Example 9.2. A computer manufacturer needs to design the assembly stations in the factory where the cabinet housing the hard disk, motherboard and other accessories are to be done. The factory currently works for one shift of 8 hours. The tasks, their duration and their precedence relationships are given below among the tasks (seconds) 16 A Assemble and position the base unit 70 B Install Hard disk 80 C Install Mother Board 40 D Insert Ports 20 E Install speaker 40 F Connect relevant modules to mother board & Disk 30 G Install controller 50 H Visually inspect & close with a cover plate 50 E . If the cycle time is 80 seconds, what will be the daily production of cabinets? If the desired production rate is 320 cabinets per day, what is the maximum permissible cycle time? What is the maximum and minimum number of workstations required to maintain this daily production rate? Design an assembly setup with 5 workstations and 6 workstations. H