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Your scientists have perfected Harry Potter\'s invisibility cloak and are rampin

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Question

Your scientists have perfected Harry Potter's invisibility cloak and are ramping up production. It plans to use this production line sixteen hours a day in order to meet projected demand of 2800 units. The tasks necessary to produce this product are:

Task Time(minutes) Predecessor

Get Cloth 5 none

Get Bat Wings 3 none

BoilToil and Trouble 14.4 none

Stir in ingredients 2 Bat Wings & Boil

Paint onto Cloth 10.5 Stir & Cloth

Package for delivery 2.0 Paint

If the company wants the output rate to be equal to demand, what is the desired cycle time (in seconds)? (Keep one decimal place in your answer)

Explanation / Answer

Your scientists have perfected Harry Potter's invisibility cloak and are ramping up production. It plans to use this production line sixteen hours a day in order to meet projected demand of 2800 units. The tasks necessary to produce this product are:

Task Time(minutes) Predecessor

Get Cloth 5 none

Get Bat Wings 3 none

BoilToil and Trouble 14.4 none

Stir in ingredients 2 Bat Wings & Boil

Paint onto Cloth 10.5 Stir & Cloth

Package for delivery 2.0 Paint

If the company wants the output rate to be equal to demand, what is the desired cycle time (in seconds)? (Keep one decimal place in your answer)