A Production Line Is to Be Designed for a Job

question 88

Multiple Choice

A production line is to be designed for a job with three tasks. The task times are .3 minutes, 1.4 minutes, and .7 minutes. For a single production line with no parallel activities, the minimum cycle time in minutes is:

• A) .3.
• B) .7.
• C) 1.4.
• D) 2.4.
• E) .8.

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Definitions:

Randomized Clinical Trial

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Before-after Study

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Case-control Study

A type of observational study where two groups are compared: those with the disease or outcome of interest (cases) and those without the disease (controls), to identify factors that may contribute to the disease's presence.

Case-series

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