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1A8 - Group 5 - Module Assignment 6

This document contains a group assignment by Andrea Juico, Jianne Lao, Francheska Lipata, and John Junio on module 6. It includes examples of balancing assembly lines to maximize output. Juico provides an example of balancing a 17 task line to operate at 450 minutes per day. Lao balances a line with 8 tasks to achieve an output of 33 1/3 units per hour. Lipata and Junio balance a 7 task line to achieve an output of 240 units in 8 hours, determining the minimum stations, cycle time, and idle time percentage.

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1A8 - Group 5 - Module Assignment 6

This document contains a group assignment by Andrea Juico, Jianne Lao, Francheska Lipata, and John Junio on module 6. It includes examples of balancing assembly lines to maximize output. Juico provides an example of balancing a 17 task line to operate at 450 minutes per day. Lao balances a line with 8 tasks to achieve an output of 33 1/3 units per hour. Lipata and Junio balance a 7 task line to achieve an output of 240 units in 8 hours, determining the minimum stations, cycle time, and idle time percentage.

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CA5104 Group Assignment: Module 6

Juico, Andrea
Junio, John Benedict
Lao, Jianne
Lipata, Francheska Isabel

ANDREA JUICO
1. An assembly line with 17 tasks is to be balanced. The longest task is 2.4 minutes and
the total time for all tasks is 18 minutes. The line will operate for 450 minutes per day.
a. What are the minimum and maximum cycle times?
Minimum cycle time = longest task time
Maximum cycle time = sum of task times
Minimum cycle time = 2.4 minutes
Maximum cycle time = 18 minutes
b. What range of output is theoretically possible for the line?
Output rate = operating time per day/cycle time
450/2.4 = 187.5 units per day
450/18 = 25 units per day
c. What is the minimum number of workstations needed if the maximum output rate
is to be sought?
Nmin = sum of task times/cycle time
Nmin (max output rate) = 18/2.4 = 7.50 = 8 stations
d. What cycle time will provide an output rate of 125 units per day?
Cycle time = operating time per day/desired output rate
450/125 = 3.6 minutes per minute
e. What output potential will result if the cycle time is (1)9 minutes? (2)15 minutes?
Output rate = operating time per day/cycle time
[1] 450/9 = 50 units per day
[2] 450/15 = 30 units per day

JIANNE LAO
2. A manager wants to assign tasks to workstations as efficiently as possible and
achieve an hourly output of 331⁄3 units. Assume the shop works a 60-minute hour.
Assign the tasks shown in the accompanying precedence diagram (times are in minutes)
to workstations using the following rules:

Operating Time = 60 mins/hr


Demand per hour = 33.33 units/hr
Cycle time = operating time/demand = 6./33.33 = 1.8 min per unit
Activity Number of followers Positional weight

a 7 6
b 6 4.6

c 3 1.6

d 2 2.2

e 2 2.3

f 1 1

g 1 1.5

h 0 0.5

a. In order of most following tasks. Tiebreaker: greatest positional weight.


Station Time remaining Eligible tasks Assign task Idle time

1 1.8 a a(1.4)

0.4 0.4

2 1.8 b b(0.5)

1.3 c c(0.6)

0.7 d,e d(0.7)

0 0

3 1.8 e e(0.8)

1 f,g g(1.0)

0 0

4 1.8 f f(0.5)

1.3 h h(0.5)

0.8 0.8

b. In order of greatest positional weight. Tiebreaker: most following tasks.

Station Time remaining Eligible tasks Assign task Idle time

1 1.8 a a(1.4)

0.4 0.4
2 1.8 b b(0.5)

1.3 c,d,e e(0.8)

0.5 0.5

3 1.8 c,d d(0.7)

1.1 c,g c(0.6)

0.5 f f(0.5)

0 0

4 1.8 g g(1.0)

0.8 h h(0.5)

0.3 0.3

c. What is the efficiency?


Total work time of activities = 6 mins
Cycle time = 1.8 mins
Number of stations = 4

Ideal Time:
IT = (4*1.8) - 6
= 7.2 - 6
= 1.2 mins

Idle time for production line = 30 secs


% of idle time = ((1.2)/(4*1.8))*100
= 16.67%

Efficiency delay:
Efficiency delay = 1 -16.67% = 0.8333
Efficiency delay = 83.33%

FRANCHESKA ISABEL S. LIPATA, JOHN BENEDICT JUNIO


5. As a part of a major plant renovation project, the industrial engineering department
has been asked to balance a revised assembly operation to achieve an output of 240
units per eight-hour day. Task times and precedence relationships are as follows:

Task Duration (minutes) Immediate (Predecessor)

a 0.2 -
b 0.4 a

c 0.2 b

d 0.4 -

e 1.2 d

f 1.2 c

g 1.0 e, f

Do each of the following:


a. Draw the precedence diagram.

b. Determine the minimum cycle time, the maximum cycle time, and the calculated cycle
time.
Minimum Cycle Time = 0.2 Minutes
Maximum Cycle Time = 0.2 + 0.4 + 0.2 + 0.4 + 1.2 +1.2 +1.0 = 4.6 minutes

Calculated Cycle Time = Operational Time / desired output


OT/day = 8hrs = 480 mins
Calculated Cycle Time = 480/240 = 2 mins per unit

c. Determine the minimum number of stations needed


Nmin = Σt/cycle time

Nmin = 4.6 min/ 2 min

Nmin = 2.3 stations


Therefore, rounding off, 3 stations are needed.
.
d. Assign tasks to workstations on the basis of the most following tasks. Use the shortest
processing time as a tiebreaker. If ties still exist, assume indifference in choices.

Work Station Task Task Time Time Remaining

I A 0.2 1.8

I B 0.4 1.4

I D 0.4 1.0

I C 0.2 0.8

II E 1.2 0.8

III F 1.2 0.8

IV G 1.0 1.0

e. Compute the percentage of idle time for the assignment in part d.

Idle Time Percentage = (Idle time per cycle/ N actual x Cycle Time) x 100
Idle Time Percentage = ( .8 + .8 + .8 + 1.0/(4)(2)) x 100
Idle Time Percentage = (3.4/8) x 100
Idle Time Percentage = 42.5%

The percentage of idle time for the assignment made on part d is 42.5%

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