Fite Co is designing a product layout for a new product. They plan to use this production line 10 hours a day in order to meet forecasted demand of 900 units per day. The following table describes the tasks necessary to produce this product:

Task Time (seconds) Predecessor

A 34 None

B 20 A

C 10 B

D 16 B

E 10 C

F 24 D, E

G 38 F

STEP 1

Without considering forecasted demand (if you ignored demand), what is the minimum possible cycle time and the "Herbie" for this production line?

STEP 2

For output to equal forecasted demand, what is the minimum number of workstations needed?

STEP 3

If the company wants the output rate to be equal to demand, which activities would be assigned to which workstation?

STEP 4

If the company wants the output rate to be equal to demand, what would be the efficiency of this line with the minimum number of workstations?