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Question 1 Prior to launching a new model, a manufacturing company needs to set up a new flow line which will produce 11
Question 1 Prior to launching a new model, a manufacturing company needs to set up a new flow line which will produce 1100 products per day. The manufacturer operates 24 hours per day. The assembly information for the new product is outlined in Table Q1 below. a) Calculate the maximum cycle time. (3 marks) b) Calculate the theoretical minimum number of work stations. (3 marks) c) Produce the precedence diagram. (7 marks) d) Produce the line design which achieves the required cycle time. (7 marks) e) Calculate the idle time/cycle and the output level based upon the new cycle time produced in (d). (5 marks) TASK PREDECESSOR A TIME (sec) 42 19 20 B c А A D 35 E 17 F 19 G 1 20 30 D D B C,E,F H GI H 25 I J 65 30 J K L M 46 J 58 KL Table Q1 Total: 25 Marks