Q3 [20 Marks (a) State the reasons why a suitable process strategy is important for an organization. (4 Marks) (b) Name the four common process strategies identified in terms of volume and variety of products. In the context of these process strategies, tabulate the contrasting characteristics of equipment', 'work-in-process (WIP) inventory' and scheduling of job?. (8 Marks) (e) The final assembly of a certain product requires eight separate tasks as shown in Table 4: Table 4: Task elements, performance time and precedence relationship Task Time Element Task Time Element Element (minutes) Predecessor Element (minutes) Predecessor A 3 E 3 B 5 A F 3 B, D 7 B G 5 D D 5 H 6 G Referring to the information furnished in Table 4, (i) Draw a precedence diagram of the assembly operation. (3 Marks) (ii) Determine the theoretical minimum number of work stations for a cycle time of 10 minutes. (2 Marks) (iii)Assign the tasks to workstations and compute the overall efficiency of the assembly line