Illinois Furniture, Inc., produces all types of office furniture. The "Executive Secretary" is a chair that has been designed using ergonomics to provide comfort during long work hours. The chair sells for $130. There are 480 minutes available during the day, and the average daily demand has been 50 chairs. There are eight tasks: Task Performance Time (mins) Task Must Follow Task Listed Below A 4 − B 6 − C 6 A, B D 5 C E 7 D F 6 E G 7 E H 7 F, G This exercise only contains parts b, c, d, e, f, and g. The cycle time for the production of a chair = 9.69. minutes (round your response to two decimal places). The theoretical minimum number of workstations=5 (round your response up to the next whole number). d) The assignment of tasks to workstations should be: (Hint: Number workstations sequentially in terms of precedence relationships and combine any applicable tasks.) E) Total idle time per cycle=? F) the total factual idle time at the workstations day=?

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Illinois Furniture, Inc., produces all types of office furniture. The "Executive Secretary" is a chair that has been designed using ergonomics to provide comfort during long work hours. The chair sells for $130. There are

480

minutes available during the day, and the average daily demand has been

chairs. There are eight tasks:

Task	Performance Time (mins)	Task Must Follow Task Listed Below
A	4		−
B	6		−
C	6		A, B
D	5		C
E	7		D
F	6		E
G	7		E
H	7		F, G

This exercise only contains parts b, c, d, e, f, and g.

The cycle time for the production of a chair =

9.69. minutes (round your response to two decimal places).

The theoretical minimum number of

workstations=5 (round your response up to the next whole number).

d) The assignment of tasks to workstations should be: (Hint: Number workstations sequentially in terms of precedence relationships and combine any applicable tasks.)

E) Total idle time per cycle=?

F) the total factual idle time at the workstations day=?

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