how to balance this using shortesr-time operation rule? and their efficiency too . Im not too sure of my diagram

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Can someone show me how to balance this using shortesr-time operation rule? and their efficiency too . Im not too sure of my diagram 

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As Patrick Sportwear Co. completes plans for its new assembly line of Liverpool, it identifies 30
different tasks in the production process. VP of Operations Kevin Keegan now faces the job of
balancing the line. He lists precedences and provides time estimates for each step based on
work-sampling techniques.
His goal is to produce 1.000 football shoes per standard 35-hour workweek.
Task
Time (sec)
Immediate
Predecessors
B1
K4
K9
J1
C2
J2
J3
D5
G4
G5
F3
F4
F7
E1
F9
E2
A4
E3
D6
D7
C1
D8
D9
C3
B3
B5
A1
B7
A2
A3
50
24
27
66
12
22
3
6
79
29
32
92
21
20
126
18
10
109
53
72
78
78
37
40
72
108
52
18
72
114
B1
B1
B1
B1
C2
K4, K9
K9, J1
J2
J2
J3
C2
G4, K4
G5, F3
E1
F3
F4
F9, E2, E3, K9
F7, A4
E3, D6
D6, A4
F9, D7
D7, D8, D9, C1
C1
B5
A1, B3, C3
B5
B7, A1, A2, D5
Transcribed Image Text:+ As Patrick Sportwear Co. completes plans for its new assembly line of Liverpool, it identifies 30 different tasks in the production process. VP of Operations Kevin Keegan now faces the job of balancing the line. He lists precedences and provides time estimates for each step based on work-sampling techniques. His goal is to produce 1.000 football shoes per standard 35-hour workweek. Task Time (sec) Immediate Predecessors B1 K4 K9 J1 C2 J2 J3 D5 G4 G5 F3 F4 F7 E1 F9 E2 A4 E3 D6 D7 C1 D8 D9 C3 B3 B5 A1 B7 A2 A3 50 24 27 66 12 22 3 6 79 29 32 92 21 20 126 18 10 109 53 72 78 78 37 40 72 108 52 18 72 114 B1 B1 B1 B1 C2 K4, K9 K9, J1 J2 J2 J3 C2 G4, K4 G5, F3 E1 F3 F4 F9, E2, E3, K9 F7, A4 E3, D6 D6, A4 F9, D7 D7, D8, D9, C1 C1 B5 A1, B3, C3 B5 B7, A1, A2, D5
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Hello, thanks greatly but why did you use maximum time duration and not shortest time rule in finding the time to make one ball? ( D5 - A14 = 120 SEC ) 

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