Could Problem 9P, Chapter 5 of Managing Operations Across the Supply Chain (3rd. Edition) be solved please? Thank you!
Chapter 5, Problem 9P:
The Office Interiors Company has developed a new, modern office chair. Initial sales forecasts are for 50 chairs per day. The assembly operations will run for two eight-hour shifts. The process engineer and operations manager are working together to balance the line to make the new chair as efficiently as possible. The process engineer suggests using the longest operating time rule while the operations manager suggests using the most number of followers rule to design the line. If there is a tie, use the other rule to break the tie. Based on the processing information, which approach do you recommend? Why?
Task | Time (minutes) | Predecessor |
A | 7 | - |
B | 12 | A |
C | 6 | B |
D | 13 | - |
E | 8 | C,D |
F | 10 | - |
G | 4 | F |
H | 10 | E,G |
Could Problem 9P, Chapter 5 of Managing Operations Across the Supply Chain (3rd. Edition) be solved...
OPERATIONS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT L06-4 SOLVED PROBLEM 2 TASKS THAT MUST PRECEDE TASK TIME (SECONDS) 50 TASK A B С D E F G H 40 20 45 20 25 10 35 A С С D E B, F, G a. Draw the schematic diagram. b. What is the theoretical minimum number of stations required to meet a forecast demand ei 400 units per eight-hour day? c. Use the longest-task-time rule and balance the line in the minimum number...