The process design team at a medical device manufacturer has broken an assembly process into 8 basic steps, each with a required time and predecessor, as shown in the table. There are 8 productive hours available in a day, and the manufacturer wishes to produce 400 units.

-Operations managers and process engineers design a line that contains 7 stations. What is the percentage of idle time?
A)29.56%
B)19.80%
C)37.60%
D)14.30%
E)Need more information to answer the question

Question

The process design team at a medical device manufacturer has broken an assembly process into 8 basic steps, each with a required time and predecessor, as shown in the table. There are 8 productive hours available in a day, and the manufacturer wishes to produce 400 units.
 
-Operations managers and process engineers design a line that contains 7 stations. What is the percentage of idle time?
A)29.56% 
B)19.80% 
C)37.60% 
D)14.30% 
E)Need more information to answer the question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The correct answer is A because the percentage of idle time is (1 - (7 / 8)) * 100 = 29.56%.

The Process Design Team at a Medical Device Manufacturer Has