Assembly Line Balancing Has Just Been Used to Solve a Product

question 56

Essay

Assembly line balancing has just been used to solve a product layout problem. Two solutions look especially attractive to the plant managers. Both solutions make the same output per day, and both have the same number of workstations. The managers were going to break the tie by looking at line efficiency, but discovered that both lines had the same efficiency as well. Should they have been surprised at this? Explain.

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Definitions:

Tincture

A solution where a solute is dissolved into alcohol, used primarily in medicine or herbalism.

Bid

An offer made by an individual or company to buy a good or service, or to perform a job at a specified price.

Tid

An abbreviation for "ter in die," which is Latin for "three times a day"; commonly used in medical prescriptions to indicate dosing frequency.

Prn

An abbreviation for the Latin phrase "pro re nata," meaning "as the situation demands," often used in medical prescriptions to indicate taking medicine as required.