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1. a. b. c. d. e. Sitcom, a chemical manufacturer, has a short assembly line to manufacture pigments. They plan to manufacture 2,400 specialized cans for a home improvement store in St. Louis in an 8-hr day. Assign the tasks by the longest task time and if there is a tie, assign the task with the greatest number of following tasks. What is the cycle time? Draw the precedence diagram. What is the minimum number of workstations needed to realize the output? Balance the assembly line and compute the total idle time. What is the efficiency of the balanced assembly line? Task c Time Taken (secs) 10 2 8 4 5 6 4 Predecessor E