An Assembly Line Is Assigned as Follows

question 63

Essay

An assembly line is assigned as follows. Station A- task A, B, and C. Station B- task D. Station C- task E and F. The task times are 7, 3, 2, 9, 4, and 5 minutes respective to A, B, C, D, E, and F. (Assume that there is no precedence relationships between the tasks, ie they can be accomplished in any order)
A. Calculate the efficiency.
B. What would the assignment of tasks to stations be using shortest processing time (assuming the current maximum station time remains the cycle time)?

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