The Process Design Team at a Manufacturer Has Broken an Assembly

question 67

Multiple Choice

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. They work a 7 hour day and want to produce at a rate of 360 units per day. What should their takt time be? $$\begin{array} { | c | c | c | } \hline \text { Task } & \text { Time } ( \mathrm { sec } ) & \text { Predecessor } \\\hline \text { A } & 45 & \cdots \\\hline \text { B } & 50 & \text { A } \\\hline \text { C } & 40 & \text { A } \\\hline \text { D } & 55 & \text { B, C } \\\hline \text { E } & 40 & \text { D } \\\hline \text { F } & 65 & \text { D } \\\hline \text { G } & 25 & \text { E } \\\hline \text { H } & 35 & \text { F, G } \\\hline\end{array}$$

• A)70 seconds
• B)65 seconds
• C)52 seconds
• D)25 seconds

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