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of children’s toys designed a special toy truck that can be assembled in 8 basic steps. The required time and predecessors for the tasks can be seen in the table below. There are 7.5 productive hours available in a day and the manufacturer wishes to produce 400 units.. Task Time (sec) Predecessor A 45 -- B 50 A C 20 A

of children’s toys designed a special toy truck that can be assembled in 8 basic steps. The required time and predecessors for the tasks can be seen in the table below. There are 7.5 productive hours available in a day and the manufacturer wishes to produce 400 units.. Task Time (sec) Predecessor A 45 -- B 50 A C 20 A

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The manufacturer of children’s toys designed a special toy truck that can be assembled in 8 basic steps.
The required time and predecessors for the tasks can be seen in the table below. There are 7.5 productive
hours available in a day and the manufacturer wishes to produce 400 units..
Task Time (sec) Predecessor
A 45 --
B 50 A
C 20 A
D 55 A
E 15 D
F 65 D
G 25 E
H 35 B, C, F, G

  •  Assign the tasks to work stations using the LOT rule.
  •  The process design team realizes that the potential spike in demand for this device requires
    increased output. They elect to add a seventh worker to their production team at the first
    station. What is the net effect of adding this worker? 
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