A Company Needs to Rebalance a Product Layout for Producing

question 48

Multiple Choice

A company needs to rebalance a product layout for producing new plastic license plates. They plan to use the assembly line six hours in order to meet projected demand of 2,160 license plates each day. The following table describes the tasks involved in the production of this product: $$\begin{array} { l l l } \text { Task } & \text { Time (secs) } & \text { Immediate Predecessor } \\\hline \mathrm { a } & 3 & \text { none } \\\mathrm { b } & 4 & \text { none } \\\mathrm { c } & 5 & \mathrm { a } , \mathrm { b } \\\mathrm { d } & 7 & \text { none } \\\mathrm { e } & 9 & \mathrm { c } , \mathrm { d }\end{array}$$ For output to equal projected demand, what should be the actual cycle time for this assembly line?

• A) 0 seconds
• B) 3 seconds
• C) 9 seconds
• D) 10 seconds
• E) 28 seconds

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