Begin the process of a final analysis and redesign of the LEGO car assembly line. On Nov. $22,$ I wish to receive a professionally formatted technical memo with the following deliverables:

Utilizing the data collected from the videos $($see Video time study form $3)$ I provided for you in the Project Module in Kodiak

Identify the bottleneck?

What is the cycle time of the parts coming off the end of the line?

Assuming the plant works $5$ days per week, one $8$ hour shift, $50$ weeks per year, how many parts will the assembly line produce.

What high level opportunities do you see to improve this line?

Create an Operations Process Chart $($like the Telephone Stand example in the lecture$)$ for the current state of the process.

Begin breaking down the assembly of the car in to its component parts. Here you're thinking about what would be the best way to redesign the assembly. Develop a list of work elements that need to happen and develop a precedence table and diagram for the assembly of the car. At this point you are NOT thinking about workstations, but rather steps to assemble. However, some things naturally need to happen before others.

Using your choice of line balancing algorithm, assuming $3$ seconds repositioning time between stations, divide the work elements up between stations in a way that does not violate precedence. With an emphasis on parallel processing. $($HINT: If your end solution is just another serial line, then you're missing some opportunities!$).$ However, even parallel work cells need to be balanced $..$ parts need to arrive at the merger point at the same time. So cycle time must be similar. Also, another way to solve bottlenecks is to double the number stations at the bottleneck. Essentially have the line split in to two identical workstations, each doing the same thing. That way your output on the bottleneck operation is doubled.