Using the Assembly-Line Balancing Procedure,which of the Following Is the Theoretical

question 33

Multiple Choice

Using the assembly-line balancing procedure,which of the following is the theoretical minimum number of workstations if the task times for the eight tasks that make up the job are 7,4,7,8,9,4,3 and 6 minutes,and the cycle time is 8 minutes?

• A) 3
• B) 5
• C) 6
• D) 8
• E) None of the above

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