The following table details the tasks required for Dallas-based T. Liscio Industries to manufacture a fully portable

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The following table details the tasks required for Dallas-based T. Liscio Industries to manufacture a fully portable industrial vacuum cleaner. The times in the table are in minutes. Demand forecasts indicate a need to operate with a cycle time of 10 minutes.

The following table details the tasks required for Dallas-based

(a) Draw the appropriate precedence diagram for this production line.
(b) Assign tasks to workstations and determine how much idle time is present each cycle?
(c) Discuss how this balance could be improved to 100%.
(d) What is the theoretical minimum number ofworkstations?

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Operations management

ISBN: 978-0132163927

10th edition

Authors: Jay Heizer, Barry Render

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