Question

n assembly line with 50 activities is to be balanced. The total amount of time to complete all 50 activities is 40 minutes. The longest activity takes 4.0 minutes and the shortest takes 0.4 minute. The line will operate for 400 minutes per day. What are the maximum and minimum cycle times

Answer 1

Explanation:

a.) What are the maximum and minimum cycle times?

The maximum cycle time is 40 minutes and the minimum cycle time is 4.0 minutes.

b.) How much daily output will be achieved by each of those cycle times?

The daily output rate is determined by the following equation CT = A/R

For maximum cycle time = 400/40 = 10 units per day

For minimum cycle time= 400/4.0 = 100 units per day