Discuss the below in detail:
Q: Management at Fullerton Media wants to design an assembly line that will turn out 800 videotapes per day. There will be 8 working hours in each day. The industrial engineering staff has assembled the info below:
| Task |
Immediate Predecessor |
Time (min.) |
| a |
- |
0.2 |
| b |
a |
0.2 |
| c |
- |
0.4 |
| d |
- |
0.1 |
| e |
c,d |
0.3 |
| f |
b,e |
0.2 |
| g |
- |
0.1 |
| h |
f,g |
0.2 |
| i |
h |
0.5 |
What is the maximum cycle time?
What is the minimum cycle time?
Determine the appropriate cycle time based on the demand.
What is the minimum number of stations possible
Assign tasks to workstations using this rule: Assign tasks according to the greatest number of following tasks. In case of a tie, use the tiebreaker of assigning the task with the longest processing time first. What is the efficiency of the line?