Practical Management Science
Practical Management Science
6th Edition
ISBN: 9781337406659
Author: WINSTON, Wayne L.
Publisher: Cengage,
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A local toy manufacturer is using a production line that runs 8 hours per day and produces a toy that requires a total
of 7 tasks to be performed. The daily demand is 100 toys. Times of the tasks are 2.73, 2.01, 2.13, 2.0, 261, 2.71, and
2.95 minutes for A, B, C, D, E, F, and G, respectively. However, due to the nature of the product there are precedence
rules that must be observed. Such that Task A does not need any predecessors; task B requires task A to be
completed. To start task Cand task D, each require task B to be completed. Task C must be completed prior to stating
task E. Task F needs both task D and task E to be completed. Finally, task G can start only once task F is completed.
What is the minimum number of workstations needed?
O a.
None of them
O b. 8
O c.
4
d. 2
Oe.
e to search
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Transcribed Image Text:A local toy manufacturer is using a production line that runs 8 hours per day and produces a toy that requires a total of 7 tasks to be performed. The daily demand is 100 toys. Times of the tasks are 2.73, 2.01, 2.13, 2.0, 261, 2.71, and 2.95 minutes for A, B, C, D, E, F, and G, respectively. However, due to the nature of the product there are precedence rules that must be observed. Such that Task A does not need any predecessors; task B requires task A to be completed. To start task Cand task D, each require task B to be completed. Task C must be completed prior to stating task E. Task F needs both task D and task E to be completed. Finally, task G can start only once task F is completed. What is the minimum number of workstations needed? O a. None of them O b. 8 O c. 4 d. 2 Oe. e to search
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