I need help with question 13 of my homework. Please answer parts a-b, c, and d.

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I need help with question 13 of my homework. Please answer parts a-b, c, and d. Below is a closer look at the figures. Thanks.

Tailwind, Inc., produces high-quality but expensive training shoes for runners. The Tailwind shoe, which sells for $210, contains both gas- and liquid-filled compartments to provide more stability and better protection against knee, foot, and back injuries. Manufacturing the shoes requires 10 separate tasks. There are 400 minutes available for manufacturing the shoes in the plant each day. Daily demand is 64. The information for the tasks is as follows Fig. 1 Performance Predecess Task Time (mins) ors Fig. 2 C, D E, H a-b) The correct precedence relationship with one of the possible assignments of tasks using the "ranked positioned weight" to workstations is shown in Fig. 3 c) The efficiency of the assembly line with 5 workstations shown in the figure chosen above, your response as a percentage rounded to one decimal place). % (enter d) The idle time for the assembly line per cycle-minute(s) (enter your response as a whole number)

Explanation / Answer

a-b. figure 2 is the correct schedule of the activities which were given in the table.

c. total demand is for 64 units and available time is 400 minutes. then the efficiency ratio is 13*64= 832, 400/832= 48%

d. the idle time for the cycle is 13 minutes

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