(4a) A manufacturer plans to have three workstations in an assembly line requiring activities to be done according to the precedence diagram given below. The activity times in minutes are given above the activity numbers in circles. Give the allocation of activities to the three workstations and write down the cycle time of the line. 0.6 0.7 2 4 0.2 0.6 0.4 8 0.4 0.5 0.1 3 5 7 Cycle Time = (4b) If the customer demand is 410 assemblies in 480 minutes, can you meet the demand with your cycle time? If not, describe how you would solve this problem?

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(4a) A manufacturer plans to have three workstations in an assembly line
requiring activities to be done according to the precedence diagram given
below. The activity times in minutes are given above the activity numbers
in circles. Give the allocation of activities to the three workstations and
write down the cycle time of the line.
0.6
0.7
2
4
0.2
0.6
0.4
8
0.4
0.5
0.1
3
5
7
Cycle Time =
(4b) If the customer demand is 410 assemblies in 480 minutes, can you meet the
demand with your cycle time? If not, describe how you would solve this
problem?
Transcribed Image Text:(4a) A manufacturer plans to have three workstations in an assembly line requiring activities to be done according to the precedence diagram given below. The activity times in minutes are given above the activity numbers in circles. Give the allocation of activities to the three workstations and write down the cycle time of the line. 0.6 0.7 2 4 0.2 0.6 0.4 8 0.4 0.5 0.1 3 5 7 Cycle Time = (4b) If the customer demand is 410 assemblies in 480 minutes, can you meet the demand with your cycle time? If not, describe how you would solve this problem?
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