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Line Balancing Practice Problem

The document provides information about designing a production line for a new Mint Chocolate Chip cookie product. It details that the production line needs to operate for 8 hours daily to meet a demand of 1,440 cases. A table lists the tasks involved in production, with their individual cycle times ranging from 4 to 12 seconds. This information is then used to answer 5 multiple choice questions about calculating the minimum cycle time, actual cycle time needed to meet demand, minimum number of workstations required, efficiency of the minimum workstation line, and first task at the third workstation.

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Line Balancing Practice Problem

The document provides information about designing a production line for a new Mint Chocolate Chip cookie product. It details that the production line needs to operate for 8 hours daily to meet a demand of 1,440 cases. A table lists the tasks involved in production, with their individual cycle times ranging from 4 to 12 seconds. This information is then used to answer 5 multiple choice questions about calculating the minimum cycle time, actual cycle time needed to meet demand, minimum number of workstations required, efficiency of the minimum workstation line, and first task at the third workstation.

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The maker of the world-famous Chocolate Chip Cookies needs to design a product layout for a
new product, Mint Chocolate Chip. The company plans to use this new production line eight
hours a day in order to meet projected demand of 1,440 cases per day. The following table
describes the tasks involved in the production of a Mint Chocolate Chip Cookie.

1. Without considering projected demands, what is the minimum possible cycle time for this
production line?
A) 54 seconds
B) 14 seconds
C) 12 seconds
D) 10 seconds
E) 4 seconds
2. For output to equal projected demand, what should be the actual cycle time for this
production line?
A) 54 seconds
B) 27 seconds
C) 20 seconds
D) 18 seconds
E) 14 seconds
3. For output to equal projected demand, what is the minimum number of workstations needed?
A) 6
B) 4.5
C) 3
D) 2.7
E) 2
4. For output to equal projected demand, what will be the efficiency of the production line that
uses the minimum number of workstations?
A) 90%
B) 95%
C) 97%
D) 99%
E) 100%
5. For output to equal projected demand, what will be the first task performed at the third
workstation of the production line which uses the minimum number of stations?
A) u
B) v
C) w
D) x
E) y

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