The process design team at a contract manufacturer in Thailand has broken an assembly process into 8 basic steps, each with a required time and predecessor, as shown in the table. There are 7.5 productive hours available in a day, and the manufacturer wishes to produce 400 units.

-What should their takt time be?
A)50 seconds
B)55.5 seconds
C)60 seconds
D)67.5 seconds
E)Need more information to answer the question

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The process design team at a contract manufacturer in Thailand has broken an assembly process into 8 basic steps, each with a required time and predecessor, as shown in the table. There are 7.5 productive hours available in a day, and the manufacturer wishes to produce 400 units.
 
-What should their takt time be?
A)50 seconds 
B)55.5 seconds 
C)60 seconds 
D)67.5 seconds 
E)Need more information to answer the question

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The Answer of The process design team at a contract manufacturer in Thailand has broken an assembly process into 8 basic steps, each with a required time and predecessor, as shown in the table. There are 7.5 productive hours available in a day, and the manufacturer wishes to produce 400 units.
 
-What should their takt time be?
A)50 seconds 
B)55.5 seconds 
C)60 seconds 
D)67.5 seconds 
E)Need more information to answer the question

The Process Design Team at a Contract Manufacturer in Thailand