Question 1
An assembly line has been designed to make battery-powered beverage mixers. Task details are shown in the table below:
Station | Task Assigned | Task Time (minutes) |
1 | 1 | 3.0 |
2 | 3; 4 | 1.5; 2.0 |
3 | 2; 5; 6 | 1.5; 1.5; 1.0 |
4 | 7 | 3.0 |
5 | 8 | 2.5 |
6 | 9; 10; 11 | 2.0; 1.0; 1.0 |
a. What is the assigned cycle time (in minutes)?
b. What is the maximum output rate of this line in mixers per hour?
c. What is the total idle time per cycle?
d. What is the assembly line's efficiency?
Question 2
Departments A, B, C, and D need to be assigned to four rooms 1, 2, 3, and 4. These rooms are arranged in a row, in that order, with 20 meters between each. The departmental work flows are contained in the table below.
a. What is the material handling total of assigning A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4?
b. What is the material handling total of assigning A-1, B-3, C-4, D-2?