6. Rayloc rebuilds automotive components. Its main facility has a work cell dedicated to rebuilding fuel pumps.
Question:
6. Rayloc rebuilds automotive components. Its main facility has a work cell dedicated to rebuilding fuel pumps. The tasks, times, and predecessor relationships are as follows:
a. (**) Draw a precedence diagram for the tasks. Rayloc would like the cell to be able to handle 100 pumps a day. What is the takt time? What is the theoretical minimum number of workstations needed?
b. (**) Develop workstation assignments using the “largest eligible task” rule.
c. (**) How many workstations does your solution require? What is the cycle time for the line? What is the idle time? What is the percent idle time?
d. (***) Suppose Rayloc would like to double the output to 200 pumps a day. Is this possible, given the tasks just listed? Explain why or why not.
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Introduction To Operations And Supply Chain Management
ISBN: 9780131791039
2nd Edition
Authors: Cecil C. Bozarth, Robert B. Handfield