A manufacturer is designing a product layout for a new product production. It plans to use a production line for 8 hours per day in order to meet forecasted demand of 100 units per day. The product requires 7 tasks in total. These tasks are namely, A, B, C, D, E, F, and G respectively. Task A does not have any predecessor to start. To start Task B, it requires Task A to be completed. Starting tasks C needs, the task B to be completed. Also, starting task D needed task B to be completed. Task E can only start upon completion of Task C. Whereas starting task F needs the completion of both the tasks D and E. Finally, starting task G needed, task F to be completed. The processing times for tasks, A, B, C, D, E, F, and G are 2.8, 2.1, 0.9, 1.0, 1.2, 1.8, are 4.7 minutes respectively. What should be the (calculated) cycle time in minutes? а. 4.5 O b. None is the correct answer Ос. 0.9 O d. 4.8 е. 4.4

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A manufacturer is designing a product layout
for a new product production. It plans to use
a production line for 8 hours per day in order
to meet forecasted demand of 100 units per
day. The product requires 7 tasks in total.
These tasks are namely, A, B, C, D, E, F, and
G respectively. Task A does not have any
predecessor to start. To start Task B, it
requires Task A to be completed. Starting
tasks C needs, the task B to be completed.
Also, starting task D needed task B to be
completed. Task E can only start upon
completion of Task C. Whereas starting task
F needs the completion of both the tasks D
and E. Finally, starting task G needed, task F
to be completed. The processing times for
tasks, A, B, C, D, E, F, and G are 2.8, 2.1, 0.9,
1.0, 1.2, 1.8, are 4.7 minutes respectively.
What should be the (calculated) cycle time in
minutes?
а.
4.5
O b. None is the correct answer
С.
0.9
d. 4.8
е.
4.4
Transcribed Image Text:A manufacturer is designing a product layout for a new product production. It plans to use a production line for 8 hours per day in order to meet forecasted demand of 100 units per day. The product requires 7 tasks in total. These tasks are namely, A, B, C, D, E, F, and G respectively. Task A does not have any predecessor to start. To start Task B, it requires Task A to be completed. Starting tasks C needs, the task B to be completed. Also, starting task D needed task B to be completed. Task E can only start upon completion of Task C. Whereas starting task F needs the completion of both the tasks D and E. Finally, starting task G needed, task F to be completed. The processing times for tasks, A, B, C, D, E, F, and G are 2.8, 2.1, 0.9, 1.0, 1.2, 1.8, are 4.7 minutes respectively. What should be the (calculated) cycle time in minutes? а. 4.5 O b. None is the correct answer С. 0.9 d. 4.8 е. 4.4
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