Problem $5-7($Algo$)$

Williams Motor Manufacturing assembles small motors for sale to major appliance manufacturers around the world. Average demand

for its best$-$selling motor is $640$ units per day. The assembly line operates continuously during a single $8-$hour shift. The tasks required,

task times, and precedence relationships are:

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a$.$ What is the takt time?

b$.$ What is the theoretical number of workstations?

c$.$ Assign the tasks to the workstations to balance the line using the longest operating time rule.

d$.$ What is the efficiency of the balanced line?

e$.$ If demand increased to $880$ motors per day, what would be the new takt time?

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