MGT 455 WEEK 6 QUESTION 9 13

MGT 455 WEEK 6 QUESTION 9  13
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
Sue Helms Appliances wants to establish an assembly line to   manufacture its new product, the Micro Popcorn	
Popper. The   goal is to produce five poppers per hour. The tasks, task times, and   immediate predecessors for producing one Micro
Popcorn   Popper are as follows:									
											
Task	Time (min)	Immediate   Predecessors									
A	10	----									
B	12	A									
C	8	A,B									
D	6	B,C									
E	6	C									
F	6	D,E									
											
a) What is   the theoretical minimum for the smallest number of workstations that Helms   can achieve in this assembly line?
											
b) Graph   the assembly line and assign workers to workstations. Can you assign them   with the theoretical minimum?	
											
c) What is   the efficiency of your assignment?								
											

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