The Table Depicts a Production Line That Has Been Balanced

question 72

Multiple Choice

The table depicts a production line that has been balanced with a takt time of 2 minutes.If you could hire another six workers,which of these systems would result in the highest output rate?

• A) simply duplicating the existing line so you had two lines doing exactly the same thing
• B) assigning one worker to each activity and creating a single twelve station production line
• C) keeping the existing balance and assigning three workers to stations 1, two workers to station 2, two workers to station 3, one worker to station 4, two workers to station 5, and two workers to station 6
• D) you would be indifferent between alternatives a and b

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