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An assembly line must be designed to produce 40 containers per hour. The following data give
the necessary information
Table 1
TASK
IMMEDIATE
TASK TIME (sec)
PREDECESSOR
A
None
60
B
A
12
B
35
D
A
55
E
10
F
E
50
G
F, C
i.
Draw the precedence diagram.
11.
Compute the cycle time (in seconds) to achieve the desired output rate.
111.
What is the theoretical minimum number of stations?
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