QRS Corp. is designing a product layout for a new product. They plan to use this production line 10 hours a day in order to meet forecasted demand of 900 units per day. The following table describes the tasks necessary to produce this product:
Task Time (sec) Immediate Predecessor
a. 34 none
b 20 a
c 10 b
d 16 b
e 10 c
f 24 d,e
g 28 f
(A) For output to equal forecasted demand, what should be the actual cycle time for this production?
(B) For output to equal forecasted demand, what is the minimum number of workstations needed?