A company needs to rebalance a product layout for producing a redesigned product.They plan to use the assembly line 6 hours in order to meet projected demand of 2,160 license plates each day.The following table describes the tasks involved in the production of this product: Without regard to projected demand,what is the minimum possible cycle time for this assembly line?
A)0 seconds
B)3 seconds
C)9 seconds
D)10 seconds
E)28 seconds

Question

A company needs to rebalance a product layout for producing a redesigned product.They plan to use the assembly line 6 hours in order to meet projected demand of 2,160 license plates each day.The following table describes the tasks involved in the production of this product:  Without regard to projected demand,what is the minimum possible cycle time for this assembly line?
A)0 seconds 
B)3 seconds 
C)9 seconds 
D)10 seconds 
E)28 seconds

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The minimum possible cycle time can be calculated by finding the longest task time in the table, which is 9 seconds for task C. Therefore, the minimum possible cycle time is 9 seconds, as no task can be completed faster than its individual time.

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