The Objective of Assembly-Line Balancing Is To

question 12

Multiple Choice

The objective of assembly-line balancing is to:

• A) minimize the imbalance among workstations while trying to achieve a desired output rate.
• B) maximize the cost of operations while trying to reduce the cycle time.
• C) maximize the cycle time while trying to minimize the cost of operations.
• D) minimize the imbalance among workstations while trying to maximize the cycle time.

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Definitions:

Opponent-Color

A theory of color vision that suggests colors are perceived through the mechanism of contrasting pairs: blue-yellow, red-green, and black-white.

Calcarine Fissure

A deep groove in the occipital lobe of the brain, involved in the primary visual processing area.

Homonymous Hemianopia

Blindness of the entire left or right visual field.

Quadrantanopia

Blindness of one quadrant of the visual field.