Operations Management, Binder Ready Version: An Integrated Approach
Operations Management, Binder Ready Version: An Integrated Approach
6th Edition
ISBN: 9781118952610
Author: R. Dan Reid, Nada R. Sanders
Publisher: WILEY
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Chapter 10, Problem 14P

a

Summary Introduction

Interpretation: Precedence diagram needs to be drawn based on the given information

Concept Introduction: A precedence diagram refers to a network diagram of scheduled task along with the relationships with each other.

b

Summary Introduction

Interpretation: Cycle time needs to be determined based on the given information

Concept Introduction: A cycle time is referred to as the time that a product takes to leave a workstation in one cycle.

c

Summary Introduction

Interpretation: Theoretical minimum number of workstations needs to be determined based on the given information

Concept Introduction: Minimum number of workstations can be computed by dividing the sum of total task times with cycle time.

d

Summary Introduction

Interpretation: The assembly line balancing needs to be done based on the given information

Concept Introduction: Assembly line balancing refers to the decision process in which tasks are assigned to the workstations as their precedence relationships.

e

Summary Introduction

Interpretation: Resulting efficiency and balance delay percentages needs to be computed based on the given information

Concept introduction: Line efficiency refers to the utilization percentage of all work stations and balance delay refers to the idle time percentage of all workstations.

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