2. I have done the hard part; I have already balanced the production line and come up with the following five workstations. It is an assembly line process (like auto assembly). WORKSTATION 1 2 3 4 5 PRODUCTIVE TIME 4 min 4 min 3 min 5 min 6 min IDLE TIME 2 min 2 min 3 min 1 min 0 min A. How long does it take a unit to go from the beginning to the end of the line (Flow Time)? B. In a four hour period, how many units would be produced on this line? (Assume the line begins and ends the period full of units) C. What is the efficiency of the line? D. If the layout for this line consisted of three workstations, show how the cycle time, efficiency and production rate to be affected (increase, decrease, remain the same, or it depends)? E. What impact would the breakdown of a workstation have on production? F. What suggestions do you have for minimizing the effects of machine breakdowns in the future? LAYOUT EXERCISE Please provide names and signatures only for team members who are present today: 1. 2. 3. 4. NAME (Print) SIGNATURE 5. 6. The purpose of this exercise is to evaluate process and product layout decisions. 1. Given the following flow matrix and the layout, calculate the flow distance score. Next, using logic, propose a better layout and calculate the flow distance score of your proposed layout. TO FROM A B C D E F A - 0 0 20 0 25 A C E B 30 0 10 0 C - 0 35 20 B D D - 12 0 F E - 10 F The current load distance score is The proposed load distance score is