Which work element should be assigned to which workstation

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Question: A company assembles and mails advertising packages for customers on a contract basis. One such contract has been signed and the company is developing a layout for the assembly line. These tasks, their predecessor tasks and task time have been identified and estimated, as shown below. The contract specifics that 50,000 mailers must be processed in 5 working days, the company works only eight hour shifts per day, and employees are allowed two 15-minutes coffee breaks per shift. Which work element should be assigned to which workstation

	Task	Tasks that immediately precede	Task Time (Minutes per mailer)
A	Inspect materials for quality	-------	0.30
B	Prepare kits for assembly	A	0.20
C	Assemble & glue envelopes	B	0.15
D	Get and Fold circular	B	0.10
E	Attach address to envelopes	C	0.10
F	Place circular in envelope & seal envelope	D,E	0.15
G	Prepare plastic sleeve to fit over envelope	F	0.05
H	Seal package into plastic sleeve	G	0.15
I	Process addressed mailers through postage machine	H	0.15
J	Deliver mailers to mail bin	I	0.05
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