An Assembly Line Has Been Designed to Make Battery-Powered Beverage

question 61

Essay

An assembly line has been designed to make battery-powered beverage mixers. Task details are shown in the table below:
$$\begin{array} { | c | c | c | } \hline \text { Station } & \begin{array} { c } \text { Task } \\\text { Assigned }\end{array} & \begin{array} { c } \text { Task Time } \\\text { (minutes) }\end{array} \\\hline 1 & 1 & 3.0 \\\hline 2 & 3 ; 4 & 1.5 ; 2.0 \\\hline 3 & 2 ; 5 ; 6 & 1.5 ; 1.5 ; 1.0 \\\hline 4 & 7 & 3.0 \\\hline 5 & 8 & 2.5 \\\hline 6 & 9 ; 10 ; 11 & 2.0 ; 1.0 ; 1.0 \\\hline\end{array}$$ a. What is the assigned cycle time (in minutes)?
b. What is the maximum output rate of this line in mixers per hour?
c. What is the total idle time per cycle?
d. What is the assembly line's efficiency?