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?

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Definitions:

Spinal cord

A long, thin, tubular bundle of nervous tissue and support cells that extends from the brain. It is a major part of the central nervous system which conducts sensory and motor nerve impulses to and from the brain.

Motor information

Neural signals that originate in the brain and are conveyed to the spinal cord and muscles, guiding voluntary movements.

Occipital lobe

The rearmost lobe in each cerebral hemisphere of the brain, primarily responsible for processing visual information.