The desired daily output for an assembly line is 360 units. This assembly line will operate 450 minutes per day. The following table contains info on the products task times and precedence relationships:
A - 30 -
B - 35 - A
C - 30 - A
D - 35 - B
E - 15 - C
F - 65 - C
G - 40 - E,F
H - 25 - D,G
a. Draw the precedence diagram
b. What is the workstation cycle time?
c. balance this line using the largest number of following task. Use the longest task time as a secondary criterion.
d. What is the efficiency of your line balance?