The process design team at a manufacturer has broken an assembly process into eight basic steps,each with a required time,and predecessor as shown in the table.There are 8 productive hours available in a day and the manufacturer wishes to produce 400 units using seven workers-one for each station.
Balance the line according to the longest operation rule and calculate the percent idle time.Using the same arrangement of tasks at work stations,what is the greatest output that can be achieved in an eight-hour day and what is the percent idle time of this design?
Definitions:
Production Possibilities Frontier
A curve depicting all maximum output possibilities for two goods, given a set of inputs, representing the trade-off between the two goods.
Consumption Possibilities Frontier
A curve depicting all possible combinations of two goods or services that a consumer can purchase given their income and the prices of the goods.
Self-sufficient Producer
An individual or entity that produces all they need to consume, relying minimal on external sources for goods or services.
Pastrami
A delicacy of highly seasoned, smoked, and cooked beef or sometimes turkey, popular in deli cuisine.
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