Steve, an Operations Manager at Krypto InfoTech, Must Set Up

question 40

Multiple Choice

Steve, an operations manager at Krypto InfoTech, must set up an assembly line to assemble a computer mouse. The precedent network given below is defined with task times in parentheses and stated in minutes. There are 480 minutes of assembly time per shift and there is one shift. The forecast (output rate) is 60 units per shift. He decides to use the longest/largest-task-time rule to assign tasks to workstations.
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Worksheet for assembly-line balancing problem
$\begin{array}{|c|c|c|c|}\hline \text { Workstation } & \text { Assigned Tasks } & \text { Total Time } & \text { Idle Time } \\\hline \text { A } & & & \\\hline \text { B } & & & \\\hline \text { C } & & & \\\hline \text { D } & & & \\\hline \text { E } & & & \\\hline \text { F } & & & \\\hline\end{array}$ Use the previous assembly-line balancing (ALB) information to answer Questions .
-The task assigned to the third workstation (called C) using the longest/largest-task-rule is _____.

• A) task 3
• B) task 4
• C) task 5
• D) task 6

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