Question

1. Balance delay" is another name for the percentage of idle time in a product layout. True False 2. The percentage of idle time in an assembly line is called cycle time. True False 3. For a production line, daily capacity can be determined by dividing the daily operating time by the line's cycle time. True False 4. Heuristic approaches (e.g. LOT, RPW) to line balancing are the only approach that will guarantee an optimal solution. True False 5. Cycle time is the maximum time allowed for each workstation to complete its work on each unit. True False

Answer 1

1. True: The percentage of idle time in the product layout is the balance delay. Greater utilisation tells us that there exists a smaller balance delay in the product layout.

2. False: The percentage of the idle time in the assembly line is regarded as the balance delay only.

3. True: The Production line's cycle time tells us about the time that is in between the units lying. Thus, dividing the available time by the cycle time gives us the daily capacity required.

4. False: This statement is false as Heuristic approaches cannot guarantee the optimal solutions that is to be obtained.

5. True: This statement is true as Cycle time is the maximum time allocated in the production line for each workstation for the completion of work.