Consider Any Collection of Tasks to Be Assigned to Stations

question 47

Essay

Consider any collection of tasks to be assigned to stations in a line balancing exercise. Use the equation for determining the minimum number of stations to derive an upper bound on the efficiency of the actual line balance for those same tasks.

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