Q$1.$ How layout design differ for service organisation as compared to manufacturing

organisation. Dr$.$ Lori Baker, operations manager at Nesa Electronics, prides herself on

excellence assembly$-$ line balancing. She has been told that the firm needs to complete $96$

instruments per $24-$ hour days. The assembly$-$ line activities are:

a$.$ Draw the precedence diagram

b$.$ If the daily $(24$ hour$)$ production rate is $96$ units, what is the highest allowable cycle

time?

c$.$ If the cycle time after allowances is given as $10$ minutes, what is the daily $(24$ hour$)$

production rate?

d$.$ With a $10-$ minute cycle time, what is the theoretical minimum number of stations

with which the line can be balanced?

e$.$ With a $10-$ minute cycle time and six workstations, what is the efficiency?

f$.$ What is the total idle time per cycle with a $10-$minute cycle time and six

workstations?

g$.$ What is the best work station assignment you can make without exceeding a $10-$

minute cycle time and what is the efficiency?