Problem 3.17 An engineer is designing an automated, paced assembly system. The line will have for workstations. Mean cycles to failure are estimated to be 100, 200, 100, and 50 cycles, respectively. Repair times should average 8 cycles. a. Assuming no buffers, find line availability. b. A buffer of size 5 would be profitable if availability increased by at least 0.04. The buffer could be located after station 2 or 3. Which buffer location is best? Should the buffer be included