An assembly line is to be designed to operate 7.5 hours per day and supply a steady demand of 300 units per day.  a)assign tasks to workstations using the longest operating time b)suppose demand increase by 10%.how would you react to this?assume you can operatee only 7.5 hours per day TASK PRECEDING TASKS PERFORMANCE TIME(seconds) a - 70 b - 40 c - 45 d a 10 e b 30 f c 20 g d 60 h e 50 i f 15 j g 25 k h,i 20 l j,k 25

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An assembly line is to be designed to operate 7.5 hours per day and supply a steady demand of 300 units per day. 

a)assign tasks to workstations using the longest operating time

b)suppose demand increase by 10%.how would you react to this?assume you can operatee only 7.5 hours per day

TASK PRECEDING TASKS PERFORMANCE TIME(seconds)
a - 70
b - 40
c - 45
d a 10
e b 30
f c 20
g d 60
h e 50
i f 15
j g 25
k h,i 20
l j,k 25

 

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