Identify cycle time, minimum number of stations, and tasks for each station in t
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Question
Identify cycle time, minimum number of stations, and tasks for each station in the boxes below:
Cycle time = ___________ minutes (round up to the nearest whole number Minimum number of stations = ___________stations (round up to the nearest whole number)
Station 1 tasks: ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ Station 2 tasks: ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ Station 3 tasks: ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ Station 4 tasks: ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ Station 5 tasks: ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ Station 6 tasks: ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ Station 4 tasks: ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ Station 5 tasks: ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ Station 6 tasks: ____ ____ ____ ____ ____
Explanation / Answer
cycle time = operating time / desired output
cycle time = 480 / 69
cycle time = 6.95 minutes
minimum number of work stations = sum of the task times / cycle time
minimum number of work stations = 19.30 / 6.95
minimum number of work stations = 2.77 ( Rounded to 3)
activity precedence task duration Station Tasks assigned Station time Idle time a _ 1.5 1 a,b,c 6.8 0.15 b a 3.5 2 d,e,G 6 0.95 c b 1.8 3 f,h 6.5 0.45 d b 2 e d 1.5 f c 3.7 g e 2.5 h f,g 2.8 Total = 19.30