Question: Question 1 Not yet answered Task time estimates for the assembly of LED Street Lights at a local factory are shown below. The demand for

Question 1 Not yet answered Task time estimates

Question 1 Not yet answered Task time estimates for the assembly of LED Street Lights at a local factory are shown below. The demand for the lights is 5,600 units per 42-hour workweek: Task Time (sec) Predecessors Marked out of 1.00 A 22 None P Flag question B 25 16 D 12 E 15 B,C F 26 DE a) Given the demand, what is the cycle for this operation? sec/unit b) What is the theoretical minimum number of workstations? stations. c) Assign tasks to workstations. Was the min number of stations in (b) realizable? In other words, were you able to fit all the tasks within the min number of stations? Yes, min number of Stations is enough No, it is not enough and an additional station is needed d) After assigning the tasks to Stations, what is the total idle time per cycle? sec. e) What is the Efficiency of the line based on (d)? % f) You were asked by the factory to increase the assembly line production. What is the cycle time that you recommend? sec/unit

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