The Florida Appliance Company Is Installing an Assembly Line to Produce

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Essay

The Florida Appliance Company is installing an assembly line to produce vacuum cleaners, and you, as an operations manager, are responsible for balancing the line. The tasks to be performed are listed, along with their times and immediate predecessors. The company is planning to operate 2 shifts per day, 8 hours per shift. The desired output rate of the line is 480 units per day.
a.Compute the cycle time per unit in minutes.
b.Compute the minimum number of workstations required.
c.Use the longest-task-time heuristic to balance the assembly line.
d.Compute the efficiency of your assembly line.

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Definitions:

Contributory Negligence

Contributory negligence is a legal concept that can reduce or eliminate the plaintiff's right to recover damages if it is found that the plaintiff's own negligence contributed to the harm suffered.

Actual Damages

A sum of money equal to the real financial loss suffered by an injured party. Also called compensatory damages.

Damages

A monetary compensation awarded by a court to a person who has suffered loss or harm due to the unlawful act or negligence of another.

Malicious Prosecution

The act of initiating a legal action with the intent to harass or to unjustly harm another party.