If the sum of the task times required to produce a product is 80 minutes and the cycle time for the same product is 15 minutes, the theoretical minimum number of workstations is 8 using the assembly-line balancing procedure.

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The theoretical minimum number of workstations would be calculated by dividing the sum of task times by the cycle time, which would be 80/15 = 5.33 (rounded up to 6). Therefore, the statement is false.

If the Sum of the Task Times Required to Produce