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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Definitions:

Total Manufacturing Cost

The cumulative expense of producing goods, including labor, materials, and overhead costs.

Predetermined Overhead Rate

A rate used to apply manufacturing overhead to products or job orders, calculated before the production period begins.

Machine-Hours

A measure of the amount of time machines are run in the production process, used in allocating costs to products.

Manufacturing Overhead

All indirect costs associated with manufacturing, excluding direct materials and direct labor costs.