PRTC Pharma Inc. needs to design an efficient assembly line to manufacture a new product. The required capacity of the assembly line is 14 units/hours. PRTC can accommodate a maximum of five workstations in the available space.
Answer the following questions based on the tasks needed for each product (see table below.)
|
Task |
Task Time (min) |
Predecessor |
|
A |
2 |
NONE |
|
B |
1 |
NONE |
|
C |
3 |
NONE |
|
D |
3 |
A,B,C |
|
E |
2 |
C |
|
F |
1 |
E |
|
G |
1 |
E |
a. Draw the precedence diagram.
b. Whatistherequiredcycletime?
c. What is the efficiency of the line?
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