Question: HELP WITH WORK STATIONS III AND IV IN PART C PLEASE The desired daily output for an assembly line is 540 units. This assembly line

HELP WITH WORK STATIONS III AND IV IN PART C PLEASE

The desired daily output for an assembly line is 540 units. This assembly line will operate 720 minutes per day. The following table contains information on this product's task times and precedence relationships:

TASK TASK TIME (SECONDS) IMMEDIATE PREDECESSOR
A 35
B 25 A
C 35 A
D 55 B
E 5 B
F 15 C
G 30 E-D
H 5 F-G

b. What is the workstation cycle time?

80 seconds per unit

c. Balance this line using the largest number of following tasks. Use the longest task time as a secondary criterion. (Leave no cells blank - be certain to enter "0" wherever required.)

Work station Task Idle time
I A, B, E 15
II D 25
III
IV

d. What is the efficiency of your line balance? (Round your answer to 1 decimal place.)

64.1%

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