You have been asked to balance a flow shop assembly operation to achieve an output rate of 80 units per eight-hour day. Task times and precedence relationships are shown in the table below. Task Predecessor(s) Duration (minutes) A 1.4 -- 0.8 -- C A, B 0.4 1.8 -- E 0.4 -- F C 2.1 E, F 2.0 H D, G 1.2 1. The desired cycle time is minutes. 2. The minimum number of stations needed is workstations. 3. The total idle time per cycle is minutes.

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The table below shows the time for each work element in an manual assembly process, along with the predecessor(s) required for each element. The ideal cycle time is 1.4 minutes, the repositioning time is 0.1 minutes, and there is one worker at each station. Work element A B C D E F G H I J Time (minutes) 0.7 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.6 0.5 0.3 0.2 Immediate predecessors - A A B B C E,F D,E G,H I   1. Using the ranked positional weights method, assign work elements to stations.

What is the required workstation cycle time to meet the desired output rate, and how can you balance this line using the longest task time (filling in the chart below)? Note: Leave no cells blank - be certain to enter "0" wherever required.