Given the Following Line Balance Data For Eight Hours of Operating Time Per Day and a c

question 80

Short Answer

Given the following line balance data: $$\begin{array} { l c c } \text { Task } & \text { Predecessor } & \text { Time (seconds) } \\\hline \mathrm { t } & \text { none } & 15 \\\mathrm { u } & \mathrm { t } & 14 \\\mathrm { v } & \mathrm { t } & 7 \\\mathrm { w } & \mathrm { u } & 6 \\\mathrm { x } & \mathrm { v } & 8 \\\mathrm { y } & \mathrm { w } , \mathrm { x } & 10 \\\mathrm { z } & \mathrm { y } & 21\end{array}$$ For eight hours of operating time per day and a desired output rate of 960 units per day, what balance (if any) will yield the minimum number of stations?

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Definitions:

Conditioned Stimulus

In classical conditioning, a previously neutral stimulus that, after becoming associated with an unconditioned stimulus, eventually comes to trigger a conditioned response.

Unconditioned Stimulus

A stimulus that naturally and automatically triggers a response without prior conditioning.

Classical Conditioning

A learning process that occurs when two stimuli are repeatedly paired; a response that is at first elicited by the second stimulus is eventually elicited by the first stimulus alone.

Operant Conditioning

A method of learning that occurs through rewards and punishments for behavior, encouraging the occurrence of desired behaviors.