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#2 Line Balancing August 2025

The document discusses the demand for cell phones in a production company, detailing a requirement of 2600 units per 12-hour shift with an 88% efficiency rate. It provides individual workstation cycle times and outlines tasks related to identifying bottleneck stations, balancing the assembly line, and calculating line efficiency. The document emphasizes the importance of re-evaluating the assembly line after initial balancing to determine new bottlenecks and efficiency levels.

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#2 Line Balancing August 2025

The document discusses the demand for cell phones in a production company, detailing a requirement of 2600 units per 12-hour shift with an 88% efficiency rate. It provides individual workstation cycle times and outlines tasks related to identifying bottleneck stations, balancing the assembly line, and calculating line efficiency. The document emphasizes the importance of re-evaluating the assembly line after initial balancing to determine new bottlenecks and efficiency levels.

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Line balancing August 2025

4.2 The demand for cell phones in a cell phone production company in Doornfontein is 2600
units per 12-hour shift. The production line efficiency is 88% and employee personal time
is 2 hours per shift. The individual workstation cycle times are given in Table Q4 below.
Table Q4: Workstation cycle times
Workstation Number Cycle Times (minutes)
001 0.744
003 0.521
005 0.705
007 0.438
009 1.000
011 0.382

4.2.1 Identify the bottleneck station, balance the assembly line and calculation the line
efficiency.
4.2.2 After your initial balancing in question 4.2.1 above, identify the new bottleneck station,
re-balance the assembly line, determine the level and line efficiency and interpret your
answer.

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