Consider the following assembly line information for manufacturing the latest cell phone in Table 2. The firm wants to produce 80 cell phones per hour.
Table 2
$\begin{array}{ccc}\text { Task } & \text { Time (n minutes) } & \text { Predecessor(s) } \
\text { A } & 0.5 & \text { none } \
\text { B } & 0.4 & \text { A } \
\text { C } & 0.6 & \text { A } \
\text { D } & 0.2 & \text { B, C } \
\text { E } & 0.3 & \text { B } \
\text { F } & 0.7 & \text { E, D } \
\text { G } & 0.4 & \text { F C }
\end{array}$
-The cycle time is _____ seconds.
A) 45
B) 60
C) 75
D) 100

Question

Consider the following assembly line information for manufacturing the latest cell phone in Table 2. The firm wants to produce 80 cell phones per hour.
Table 2
 $\begin{array}{ccc}\text { Task } & \text { Time (n minutes) } & \text { Predecessor(s) } \
\text { A } & 0.5 & \text { none } \
\text { B } & 0.4 & \text { A } \
\text { C } & 0.6 & \text { A } \
\text { D } & 0.2 & \text { B, C } \
\text { E } & 0.3 & \text { B } \
\text { F } & 0.7 & \text { E, D } \
\text { G } & 0.4 & \text { F C }
\end{array}$
-The cycle time is _____ seconds.
A) 45
B) 60
C) 75
D) 100

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Cycle time = (60 seconds/hour) / (80 cell phones/hour) = 0.75 seconds

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