The Maker of the World-Famous Widget Needs to Design a Product

question 20

Multiple Choice

The maker of the world-famous Widget needs to design a product layout for a new product,the amazing "Thatsit".The company plans to use this new production line eight hours a day in order to meet projected demand of 1,440 units per day.The following table describes the tasks involved in the production of a "Thatsit". Without considering projected demands,what is the minimum possible cycle time for this production line?

• A)54 seconds
• B)14 seconds
• C)12 seconds
• D)10 seconds
• E)4 seconds

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Variability

The degree to which observations in a dataset or statistical distribution vary from the mean and among themselves.

Range

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The average of absolute differences between each value in a set and the mean of the set, indicating the dataset's dispersion.

Variability

The degree to which data points in a statistical distribution or data set differ from each other and from the mean.