Question: Problem 6 - 1 5 ( Algo ) An assembly line is to operate eight hours per day with a desired output of 2 3

Problem 6-15(Algo)
An assembly line is to operate eight hours per day with a desired output of 236 units per day. The following table contains information on this product's task.times and precedence relationships:
\table[[TASK TIME,IMMEDIATE,],[TASK,(SECONDS),PREDECESSOR],[A,90,-],[B,60,A],[C,55,A],[D,50,A],[E,40,B, C],[F,30,C, D],[G,60,E, F],[H,60,G]]
b. What is the required workstation cycle time to meet the desired output rate? Note: Round your answer to the nearest whole number.
Workstation cycle time
seconds per unit
\table[[+,30],[G,60],[H,60]]
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E,F
G
b. What is the required workstation cycle time to meet the desired output rate? Note: Round your answer to the nearest whole number.
Workstation cycle time ,:dots....... seconds per unit
c. Balance this line using the longest task time.
Note: Leave no cells blank - be certain to enter "0" wherever required.
\table[[Work Station,Task,\table[[Idle Time],[(in seconds)]]],[1,A,],[2,B-C,],[3,D-E-F,],[4,G-H,]]
\table[[2,B-C,],[3,D-E-F,],[4,G-H,]]
d. What is the efficiency of your line balance, assuming it is running at the cycle time determined in part b? Note: Round your answer to 1 decimal place.
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