Asked by Raheal Pasha on Jul 17, 2024
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A production line is to be designed for a product whose completion requires 21 minutes of work. The factory works 400 minutes per day. Can an assembly line with five workstations make 100 units per day?
A) yes, with exactly 100 minutes to spare
B) no, but four workstations would be sufficient
C) no, it will fall short even with a perfectly balanced line
D) yes, but the line's efficiency is very low
E) cannot be determined from the information given
Assembly Line
A production method where components are sequentially assembled to efficiently produce a completed item.
- Grasp the concept of cycle time and how it is calculated and applied in production.
- Comprehend the principles of assembly line balancing and their significance in elevating production efficiency.
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Stephany FigueroaJul 18, 2024
Final Answer :
C
Explanation :
To make 100 units per day, the total work required would be 100 x 21 = 2100 minutes. However, the factory works only 400 minutes per day. This means that even with a perfectly balanced line where each workstation takes exactly the same amount of time, the line would only be able to produce 400/21 = 19.05... units per day. Therefore, the line would fall short of the target even with a perfectly balanced line.
Learning Objectives
- Grasp the concept of cycle time and how it is calculated and applied in production.
- Comprehend the principles of assembly line balancing and their significance in elevating production efficiency.