Question: Part - B: Mathematical Problem Marks - 15 1. As part of a major plant renovation project, the industrial engineering department has been asked to

Part - B: Mathematical Problem Marks - 15 1. As

Part - B: Mathematical Problem Marks - 15 1. As part of a major plant renovation project, the industrial engineering department has been asked to balance a revised assembly operation to achieve an output of 8400 units per month for at least the next four month. This plant's total working hour is 140 per month, and they conducted their operation 6 days in a week. Task times and precedence relationships are as follows: Task Duration (Minutes) Immediate Predecessor A 0.4 B 0.3 A 0.6 B D 0.4 E 0.1 F 0.4 G 0.2 C H 0.3 I 0.3 D G E,F HI J 0.5 a. Draw the precedence diagram. (2) b. Calculate the cycle time and the theoretical minimum for the number of stations. (2) c. Calculate the efficiency, idle time & Balance delay. (2) d. Balance the line using the heuristic decision rules. (4)

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