You Have Been Asked to Balance a Flow Shop Assembly

question 103

Essay

You have been asked to balance a flow shop assembly operation to achieve an output rate of 80 units per eight-hour day.Task times and precedence relationships are shown in the table below.
a.Draw the precedence diagram.
b.Determine the desired cycle time.
c.Determine the theoretical minimum number of stations needed.
d.Balance this line using the most following tasks heuristic.
e.What is the efficiency of the line obtained in part d?

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Definitions:

Robert Flaherty

Considered the father of documentary film, an American filmmaker who directed and produced the first commercially successful feature-length documentary, "Nanook of the North" in 1922.

Aesthetic

Pertains to the nature and appreciation of beauty, art, and taste, often resulting in a set of principles guiding the work of a particular artist or artistic movement.

Nanook Of The North

A 1922 American silent documentary film by Robert J. Flaherty, one of the first films to document traditional Eskimo (Inuit) life.

Harold Lloyd

A famous American actor and comedian, best known for his roles in silent films during the 1920s.