Practical Management Science
Practical Management Science
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ISBN: 9781337406659
Author: WINSTON, Wayne L.
Publisher: Cengage,
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Management wants to design an assembly line that will turn out 800
videotapes per day. There will be eight working hours in each day. The industrial engineering
staff has assembled the information below:
 
Task Time (min.) Immediate Follower

a

.2 b,d
b .2 f
c .4 b,e
d .1 e
e .3 f
f .2 h
g .1 h
h .2 i
i .6 none


A) Determine the optimum cycle time (i.e., actual operating time/desired output).
B) What is the minimum number of stations needed?
C) Assign tasks to work stations.
D) What is the efficiency of this assembly line?
 
 
 
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