Problem 6-17

Some tasks and the order in which they must be performed according to their assembly requirements are shown in the following table. These are to be combined into workstations to create an assembly line. The assembly line operates 9.25 hours per day. The output requirement is 900 units per day.

a. What is the workstation cycle time?

Workstation cycle time 37 seconds per unit.

Check if the answer for part a is right. Thanks

b. Balance the line using the longest task time based on the 900-unit forecast, stating which tasks would be done in each workstation. (Leave no cells blank - be certain to enter "0" wherever required.)

Note for part b. Please help me check if the Task I choose is right and Answer the IDLE TIME ONLY. I don't need other time. Thanks

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

Efficiency 95.7 %

Please check if the answer for part c is right. Thanks

d. After production was started, Marketing realized that they understated demand and must increase output to 1,000 units. There are two options: reduce cycle time or work overtime. Please identify the following: (Round your answers to the nearest whole number.)

Increase or Reduce cycle time to ______ seconds of work _______minutes of overtime

Note for part d. Answer should be chosen from Increase or Reduce? ___ seconds of work ____ minutes of overtime

WILL SURE TO UPVOTE

TASK G PRECEDING TASK TASKS A B A A D B E B F TIME (SECONDS) 25 10 20 16 18 20 PRECEDING TIME TASKS (SECONDS) 15 D 12 E F, G 10 HI 9 J, K 8 14 Work Station Task Idle Time 1 A-C-B II D 21 III F-G IV E- V H-J-K L