Line Balancing Exercise

1. A firm is planning to set up a production line to assemble 300 units per hour,
and 50 minutes per hour are productive. The time to perform each task and
the tasks that must precede each task are:
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Task That Time to Tasks That Time to
Immediately Perform Task Immediately Perform Task
Task Precedes (Minutes) Task Precede (Minutes)
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A -- .69 F B 1.10
B A .55 G C,D,E .75
C B .21 H G,F .43
D B .59 I H .29
E B .70
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a. Draw a diagram of precedence relationships.
b. Compute the cycle time per unit in minutes.
c. Compute the minimum number of work stations required to produce 300 units
per hour.

2. The expected daily output for an assembly line is 100 units. The
assembly line operates for a period of 420 minutes a day. Balance the
assembly line and calculate cycle time and efficiency of the assembly
line.

Task Time (Mins) Description Predecessors

A 2 Assemble frame None
B 1 Mount switch A
C 3.25 Assemble motor housing None
D 1.2 Mount motor housing in frame A, C
E 0.5 Attach blade D
F 1 Assemble and attach safety grill E
G 1 Attach cord B
H 1.4 Test F, G

3. The expected daily output for an assembly line is 1200 units. The
assembly line operates for a period of 480 minutes a day. Balance the
assembly line and calculate cycle time and efficiency of the assembly
line.
Task Preceding Activity Task Time (sec)
A None 4
B None 12
C A 9
D A 15
E A 7.5
F B,C 9
G D 3.5
H E,F,G 5