Expert Q&A Done 3.2 Demand for a certain subassembly in a toy manufacturing facility is 96 items per eight-hour shift. The following six tasks are required to produce one subassembly: Task Time required (min) Predecessor tasks a b 5 a 3 a d 2 b bic 1 5 de 1 What is the required cycle time? Theoretically, how many stations will be required? Balance the line. What is the line's efficiency? 3.6 Kobenhavn Fine Products wishes to balance its line to meet a daily demand of 240 units. Kobenhavn works an eight- hour day on the following tasks: Task Time (min) Preceding tasks 0.4 None 2 3 4 3 5 0.5 2 0.3 3 0.6 5 0.6 4,6,7 (a) Find the cycle time, efficiency, and minimum number of stations. Balance the line. (b) Rebalance the line if task 8 requires 0.7 minute. 0.3 1.1 1 1 0.2 6 7 8