9.10 After an extensive product analysis using group technology.

Bob Buerlein has identified a product he believes should be pulled out of his process facility and handled in a work cell. Bob has identified the following operations as necessary for the work cell. The customer expects delivery of 250 units per day, and the work day is 420 minutes. a) What is the takt time? b) How many employees should be cross-trained for the cell? c) Which operations may warrant special consideration?

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Standard Time (min) 1.1 1.1 1.7 3.1 1.0

9.11 Xinshang Electronics wants to establish an assembly line for producing a new product, the Personal Little Assistant (PLA). The tasks, task times, and immediate predecessors for the tasks are as follows: Task A D E Time (sec) 12 15 8 5 20 Immediate Predecessor s A A B,C D

Xinshang's goal is to produce 180 PLAs per hour. a) What is the cycle time? b) What is the theoretical minimum for the number of workstations that Xinshang can achieve in this assembly line? c) Can the theoretical minimum actually be reached when workstations are assigned? P^C
9.13 Prem Binny Appliances wants to establish an assembly line to manufacture its new product, the Mini-Me

Microwave Oven. The goal is to produce five Mini-Me Microwave Ovens

per hour. The tasks, task times,

and immediate predecessors for producing one Mini-Me Microwave Oven are as follows: Task A D E F Time (min) 10 12 8 6 6 6 Immediate Predecessors A , , i). i;

a) What is the theoretical minimum for the smallest number of workstations that Binny can
achieve in this assembly line? b) Graph the assembly line and assign workers to workstations. Can you assign them with the theoretical minimum? c) What is the efficiency of your assignment? "^f