An industrial food processor needs to design a product layout for a new line of frozen pizza. The company plans to use this new production line ten hours a day in order to meet projected demand of 1,000 pizzas per day. The following table describes the tasks involved in the production of a frozen pizza. Immediate Predecessors Task Task Duration (Seconds) A none 10 B A 14 B 20 16 E C,D 12 F E 8 Design this layout using the decision rule of Longest Processing Time (LPT). What is the theoretical minimum number of work stations? a. Three b. One c. Two d. Five e. Four

An industrial food processor needs to design a product layout for a new line of frozen pizza. The company plans to use this new production line ten hours a day in order to meet projected demand of 1,000 pizzas per day. The following table describes the tasks involved in the production of a frozen pizza. Immediate Predecessors Task Task Duration (Seconds) A none 10 B A 14 B 20 16 E C,D 12 F E 8 Design this layout using the decision rule of Longest Processing Time (LPT). What is the theoretical minimum number of work stations? a. Three b. One c. Two d. Five e. Four

Practical Management Science

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Author:WINSTON, Wayne L.

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