Question

Consider the assembly line of a laptop computer. The line consists of 11 stations and operates at a cycle time of 1.50 minutes/unit. Their most error-prone operation is step 2. There is no inventory between the stations, because this is a machine-paced line. Final inspection happens at station 11.
Required:
What would be the information turnaround time for a defect made at station 2?

Answer 1

Answer: 13.5 minutes

Explanation:

Information turnaround time = Cycle time * Number of stations after error is made.

The most error-prone operation is step 2 so assuming an error happens there, there will be 9 more stations in the line.

Information turnaround time will therefore be:

= 1.50 * 9

= 13.5 minutes