Currently There Are 5 Tasks That Need to Be Performed

question 140

Essay

Currently there are 5 tasks that need to be performed. These tasks, ABCDE, have required times of 3 minutes, 4 minutes, 7 minutes, 2 minutes, and 9 minutes respectively. The assembly line needs to produce 65 units per day to meet demand and can work for up to 10 hours each day.
A. What is the required cycle time?
B. What is the theoretical minimum # of workstations?

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