Voyage Enterprises is a fictional manufacturer of handcrafted leather suitcases and travel bags. Assembly of suitcases is a laborintensive process and requires completion of seven task elements shown in the following table:

Given this information:
1. Draw a precedence diagram that shows the precedence relationships among tasks for this assembly operation.

2. Compute the total time required to assemble one suitcase and the cycle time required for assembling 60 suitcases in a 40-hour week.

3. Balance the line using the most following tasks rule, and compute the balance efficiency.

4. What changes should be made to the line to produce 90 suitcases in a 40-hour week?

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Immediate Task Time (in minutes) Predecessor Tasks NONE 40 20 B 15 None 10 D and E 15 G. 10