Demand for a certain subassembly in a toy manufacturing facility at the North Pole is 96 items per eight-hour shift of elves. The following six tasks are required to produce one subassembly.
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Task
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Time Required (minutes)
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Predecessor Tasks
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a
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4
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-
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b
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5
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a
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c
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3
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A
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d
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2
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b
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e
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1
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b,c
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f
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5
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d,e
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What is the required cycle time? Theoretically, how many stations will be required? Balance the line. What is the line"s efficiency?