Consider the Scoot & Go Rider shown on the next page and made by the Processed Plastic Company (PPC). Suppose that PPC has received a rush order from Walmart for 8,800 units to be shipped in five days.
a. Assuming 16 hour workdays, calculate the cycle time.
b. Start with the body on the table, and assume all parts are within reach. Also assume that the steering wheel subassembly has already been made. Using common sense, draw a precedence network for the following activities, which are required to assemble a Scoot & Go Rider.

c. If the cycle time is 33 seconds, what is the minimum number of workstations needed?
d. Perform assembly-line balancing using 33 seconds cycle time, the standard times, and the precedence network from part b. Use "Assign the task with the longest time” heuristic rule, breaking ties using “Assign the task with the most followers” heuristic rule. Any further ties can be broken arbitrarily'.