Question: The WIDGET Assembly Line: The six workstations below constitute the widget assembly line. Prod flow down the line beginning with workstation 1 followed by workstation

The WIDGET Assembly Line: The six workstations

The WIDGET Assembly Line: The six workstations below constitute the widget assembly line. Prod flow down the line beginning with workstation 1 followed by workstation 2,3,4,5 and 6, respectively. Workstation Tasks assigned to Workstation Total time to perform all tasks assigned to workstation (in seconds) 12 15 6 8 20 10 A,B CD F,G,I . HJ.L MN 2 3 4 5 6 19. If all workstations in the widget assembly line process items just-in-case, which workstation determines the output rate? A. WS1 B. WS2 C. WS3 D. WS5 E. WS6 20. If all workstations in the widget assembly line process items just-in-case, WIP inventory will accumulate in-front-of (i.e., immediately before) which workstation(s) A. WS5 B. WS2 C. WS2 and WS5 D. WS2, WS4, and WS5 E. WS4 21. To control the buildup of work-in-process inventory by using Drum-Buffer-Rope, in the widget assembly line which workstation must be delayed? A. WS1 B. WS2 C. WS3 D. WS4 E. WS5 22. To control the build-up of WIP inventory in the widget assembly line by using Drum-Buffer-Rope the workstation which must be delayed should be delayed by A. 8 seconds B. 20 seconds C. 15 seconds D. 9 seconds E. 5 seconds

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