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Illinois furniture , Inc produces all types of office furniture. The "Executive Secretary" is a chair that has been designed using ergonomics to provide comfort during long work hours the chair sells for $130. There are 480 minutes available during the day and the average daily demand has been 50 chairs. There are eight tasks.
TASK PERFORMANCE TIME( MIN ) TASK MUST FOLLOW TASK LISTED
A 4 ---------
B 7 ----------
C 6 A,B
D 5 C
E 6 D
F 7 E
G 8 E
H 8 F,G
1) What is the cycle time for operation?
2) What is the theoretical minimum number of workstation?
Answer:
1) the cycle time for operation is 9.6 min
2) the theoretical minimum number of workstation is 5
Explanation:
Given the data in the question;
production time per day = 480 minutes
average daily demand = 50
Given the data in the question;
1) cycle time for operation
this is simply referred to as the total time for the process from start to finish.
cycle time = production time per day / units demand per day
we substitute
cycle time = 480 min / 50
cycle time = 9.6 min
Therefore, the cycle time for operation is 9.6 min
2) theoretical minimum number of workstation.
theoretical minimum number of workstation = total task time / cycle time
Total task time = ( 4 + 7 + 6 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 8 + 6 ) = 49 min
∴ theoretical minimum number of workstation = 49 min / 9.6 min
theoretical minimum number of workstation = 5.104 ≈ 5
Therefore, the theoretical minimum number of workstation is 5
