The company has a project with the following activities, times and precedence relationships. The total production is 900 units per 8 hour shift.

a) Draw a precedence diagram for the assembly line.

b) Determine the cycle time.

C) Use a station-oriented approach to production line balancing. Determine the loss of balance for each workstation and the degree of imbalance in the system.

D)Use a task-oriented approach to production line balancing. Determine the loss of balance for each workstaton and the degree of imbalance in the system.

E) Indicate some proposal for improvement for both situations, and analyse the results

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Time (seconds) Preceding activities Activities 10 --- 5 8 A B C D E F . B, E 17 3 15 10 U I E C, D C F, G, H I J K L 17 12 12 F I K, J Time (seconds) Preceding activities Activities 10 --- 5 8 A B C D E F . B, E 17 3 15 10 U I E C, D C F, G, H I J K L 17 12 12 F I K, J