Question: Use the assembly-line balancing approach discussed in class to evaluate the provided layout and answer the following questions. (10 points) What is the bottleneck of

Use the assembly-line balancing approach discussed in class to evaluate the provided layout and answer the following questions.

  1. (10 points) What is the bottleneck of the original layout?
  2. (10 points) What is the maximum production per hour of the original layout?
  3. (10 points) What is efficiency and balance delay of the original layout?
  4. (10 points) What is the theoretical minimum number of work stations of this layout?
  5. (20 points) How should the workstations be grouped? For a better visualization, attach a drawing of the layout to show how you group your workstations.
  6. (10 points) What is the new efficiency of the layout after you balance it?
  7. (Up to 20 extra credit points) Decrease the number of the workstations you used to group the layout in Question #5 by 1, re-group your layout, and calculate a new efficiency. What is the difference between the layout from Question #5 and this new one? Attach your new proposed layout.
  8. (Up to 20 extra credit points) Increase the number of the workstations you used to group the layout in Question #5 by 1, re-group your layout, and calculate a new efficiency. What is the difference between the layout from Question #5 and this new one? Attach your new proposed layout.

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