Chapter Six Process Selection and Facility Layout27The tasks shown in the following precedence diagram are to be assigned to workstations with theintent of minimizing idle time. Management has designed an output rate of 275 units per day. Assume440 minutes are available per day.SOLVED PROBLEMSProblema. Determine the appropriate cycle time.h What is the minimum number of stations possible?c. Assign tasks using the "positional weight" rule: Assign tasks with highest following times (includ-ing a task's own time) first. Break ties using greatest number of following tasks.d. Compute efficiency.0.3 minute0.4 minute 0.2 minute 0.1 minute 0.5 minute 0.3 minutea0.6 minute1.2 minutes0.6 minute

a) Cycle time= Operating time/ Desired output = 440 minutes per day/ 275 units per day = 1.6…

Chapter Six Process Selection and Facility Layout The tasks shown in the following precedence diagram are to be assigned to workstations with the intent of minimizing idle time. Management has designed an output rate of 275 units per day. Assume 440 minutes are available per day. a. Determine the appropriate cycle time. b. What is the minimum number of stations possible? c. Assign tasks using the "positional weight" rule: Assign tasks with highest following times (includ- ing a task's own time) first. Break ties using greatest number of following tasks. d. Compute efficiency. 0.3 minute 0.4 minute 0.2 minute 0.1 minute 0.5 minute 0.3 minute i. a e b 0.6 minute 1.2 minutes 0.6 minute

Chapter Six Process Selection and Facility Layout The tasks shown in the following precedence diagram are to be assigned to workstations with the intent of minimizing idle time. Management has designed an output rate of 275 units per day. Assume 440 minutes are available per day. a. Determine the appropriate cycle time. b. What is the minimum number of stations possible? c. Assign tasks using the "positional weight" rule: Assign tasks with highest following times (includ- ing a task's own time) first. Break ties using greatest number of following tasks. d. Compute efficiency. 0.3 minute 0.4 minute 0.2 minute 0.1 minute 0.5 minute 0.3 minute i. a e b 0.6 minute 1.2 minutes 0.6 minute

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