Fun Vehicles, Inc., makes "beach buggies" on an assembly line with 11 work elements. Information on these work elements is as follows:
$$\begin{array} { | c | l | l | }
\hline \begin{array} { c }
\text { Work } \
\text { Element }
\end{array} & \text { Time (sec) } & \begin{array} { l }
\text { Immediate } \
\text { Predecessor(s) }
\end{array} \
\hline 1 & 40 & \text { None } \
2 & 35 & 1 \
3 & 20 & 1 \
4 & 25 & 1 \
5 & 30 & 2,3 \
6 & 35 & 4 \
7 & 35 & 5 \
8 & 15 & 5,9 \
9 & 5 & 6 \
10 & 40 & 4,9 \
11 & 38 & 7,8,10 \
\hline
\end{array}$$
The company wants to re- balance its line to increase the output to two buggies every three minutes. Use the longest work- element time rule to assign tasks to the workstations. Which of the following is the assignment for the first two stations (S1 and S2) produced by this rule? $$\begin{array}{l}
\text { Station Station }\
1 \text { Tasks } \quad 2 \text { Tasks }
\end{array}$$
D)$1,3,4 \quad 2,5,8$

Question

Fun Vehicles, Inc., makes "beach buggies" on an assembly line with 11 work elements. Information on these work elements is as follows: 
$$\begin{array} { | c | l | l | } 
\hline \begin{array} { c } 
\text { Work } \
\text { Element }
\end{array} & \text { Time (sec) } & \begin{array} { l } 
\text { Immediate } \
\text { Predecessor(s) }
\end{array} \
\hline 1 & 40 & \text { None } \
2 & 35 & 1 \
3 & 20 & 1 \
4 & 25 & 1 \
5 & 30 & 2,3 \
6 & 35 & 4 \
7 & 35 & 5 \
8 & 15 & 5,9 \
9 & 5 & 6 \
10 & 40 & 4,9 \
11 & 38 & 7,8,10 \
\hline
\end{array}$$ 
The company wants to re- balance its line to increase the output to two buggies every three minutes. Use the longest work- element time rule to assign tasks to the workstations. Which of the following is the assignment for the first two stations (S1 and S2) produced by this rule? $$\begin{array}{l}
\text { Station Station }\
1 \text { Tasks } \quad 2 \text { Tasks }
\end{array}$$
D)$1,3,4 \quad 2,5,8$

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The Answer of Fun Vehicles, Inc., makes "beach buggies" on an assembly line with 11 work elements. Information on these work elements is as follows: 
$$\begin{array} { | c | l | l | } 
\hline \begin{array} { c } 
\text { Work } \
\text { Element }
\end{array} & \text { Time (sec) } & \begin{array} { l } 
\text { Immediate } \
\text { Predecessor(s) }
\end{array} \
\hline 1 & 40 & \text { None } \
2 & 35 & 1 \
3 & 20 & 1 \
4 & 25 & 1 \
5 & 30 & 2,3 \
6 & 35 & 4 \
7 & 35 & 5 \
8 & 15 & 5,9 \
9 & 5 & 6 \
10 & 40 & 4,9 \
11 & 38 & 7,8,10 \
\hline
\end{array}$$ 
The company wants to re- balance its line to increase the output to two buggies every three minutes. Use the longest work- element time rule to assign tasks to the workstations. Which of the following is the assignment for the first two stations (S1 and S2) produced by this rule? $$\begin{array}{l}
\text { Station Station }\
1 \text { Tasks } \quad 2 \text { Tasks }
\end{array}$$
D)$1,3,4 \quad 2,5,8$

Fun Vehicles, Inc The Company Wants to Re- Balance Its Line to Increase