A company is setting up an assembly line to produce 192 units per 8-hour shift. The following table identifies the work elements, times and immediate predecessors:  (a)  What is the desired cycle time?  (b) What is the theoretical minimum number of stations?  (c) Balance the line using the longest-task-time heuristic.  (d) What is the efficiency of this line-layout? Posted Date: 3/16/2013 3:33:38 AM | Location : United States

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