An assembly plant for the Blood Pressure​ RX, a portable blood pressure​ device, has 400 minutes available daily in the plant for the​ device, and the average demand is 80 units per day. Final assembly requires 6 separate tasks. Information concerning these tasks is given in the following table.                                                                                                  Task Performance Time​ (minutes) Task Must Follow Task Listed Below A 4 ​- B 1 ​- C 1 A, B D 3 C E 4 D F 2 E ​b) Given the​ demand, what is the cycle time for this​ operation?   The cycle time for this operation is enter your response here ​minutes/unit ​(enter your response as a whole​ number). ​c) What is the theoretical minimum number of​ workstations?   The theoretical minimum number of workstations is enter your response here stations ​(enter your response as a whole number​ and, if your unrounded answer includes decimal​ values, round your response to the immediate higher whole​ number).

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An assembly plant for the Blood Pressure​ RX, a portable blood pressure​ device, has
400
minutes available daily in the plant for the​ device, and the average demand is
80
units per day. Final assembly requires 6 separate tasks. Information concerning these tasks is given in the following table.
                                                                                                
Task
Performance Time​ (minutes)
Task Must Follow Task Listed Below
A
4
​-
B
1
​-
C
1
A, B
D
3
C
E
4
D
F
2
E
​b) Given the​ demand, what is the cycle time for this​ operation?
 
The cycle time for this operation is
enter your response here
​minutes/unit ​(enter your response as a whole​ number).
​c) What is the theoretical minimum number of​ workstations?
 
The theoretical minimum number of workstations is
enter your response here
stations ​(enter your response as a whole number​ and, if your unrounded answer includes decimal​ values, round your response to the immediate higher whole​ number).
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