A toy company has decided to manufacture a new toy tractor, the production of wh
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A toy company has decided to manufacture a new toy tractor, the production of which is broken into six steps.
Task
Performance Time (Seconds)
Predecessors
A
20
None
B
30
A
C
15
A
D
15
A
E
10
B, C
F
30
D, E
What is the theoretical minimum number of workstations, to ensure that a demand of 4,700 units per 40-hour workweek is met? (You must first calculate the threshold on the cycle time that will ensure the output and then use it to compute the number of workstations)
Task
Performance Time (Seconds)
Predecessors
A
20
None
B
30
A
C
15
A
D
15
A
E
10
B, C
F
30
D, E
Explanation / Answer
Cycle time= 20(A)+30(B)+30(F)+10(E)= 80 minutes ============================================================================================================================================================================================= c. Theoretical minimum numbers of stations which are working are 5.(A, B,C,D,E) ================================================================
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