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The document outlines the calculations for minimum and maximum cycle times, calculated cycle time, and the minimum number of workstations required for a task allocation process. It details the line balancing method used to assign tasks to workstations and provides a summary of the tasks allocated to each workstation. Additionally, it calculates the percentage of idle time, concluding with a final answer that includes the cycle times, required workstations, task allocations, and idle time percentage.

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The document outlines the calculations for minimum and maximum cycle times, calculated cycle time, and the minimum number of workstations required for a task allocation process. It details the line balancing method used to assign tasks to workstations and provides a summary of the tasks allocated to each workstation. Additionally, it calculates the percentage of idle time, concluding with a final answer that includes the cycle times, required workstations, task allocations, and idle time percentage.

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Step 1 of 4
Minimum cycle time, Maximum cycle time and calculated cycle time

Expalantion

Minimum cycle time is the highest task time, Maximum cycle time is the total task
duration and the calculated cycle time is the proportion between total demand and
total available time.

Minimum cycle time = highest task time = 1.2


Maximum cycle time = total task time =4.6

calculated cycle time = (available time/demand) =


T otal available time (in minutes) = 480 minutes (8*60)
Demand = 240

T hen,
Minimum cycle time = 1.2
Maximum cycle time = 4.6
Calculated cycle time = 2

Step 2 of 4
c. Minimum number of workstations

Expalantion

Minimum number of workstations is the proportion between total task time and
calculated cycle time. A number of workstation always rounded to next whole
number.

Total task time


Minimum number of workstations =
Cycle time

Here
T otal task time = 4.6
Cycle time = 2 minutes

T he identified number of minimum required workstations = 3

Step 3 of 4
d. Line balancing

Expalantion

Line balancing is a process that helps to allocate the task to the right workstations
using the cycle time.

Network diagram
Start
d
c
g
fa
e
b

Number of following tasks for each activities

Activities Following tasks Number of following tasks

a b,c,f,g 4

b c,f,g 3

c f,g 2

d e,g 2

e g 1

f g 1

g 0 0

Using the number of following tasks,

Workstations Possible tasks Allotted tasks Duration balance Idle time


1 a,d a 0.2 1.8 (2-0.2)

d, b b 0.4 1.4 (1.8-0.4)

d,c d 0.4 1 (1.4-0.4)

c,e c 0.2 0.8 (1-0.2) 0.8

2 e, f e 1.2 0.8 0.8

3 f f 1.2 0.8 0.8

4 g g 1 1 1

T he output table

Workstation following tasks

1 a,b,d,c

2 e

3 f

4 g

Step 4 of 4
Percentage idle time

Expalantion

Percentage idle time is the difference between 100% and efficiency. Efficiency is the
proportion between total task time and total station time. T otal station time is total
cycle time for all work stations.

Tota station time


Ef f iciency = 100 −
Number of stations*cycle time

Here,
T otal task time = 4.6
Number of stations = 4
Actual bottleneck cycle time = highest workstation time = 1.2

the calculation identified the Percentage idle time = 4.17%

Final Answer
Answers
b. T he cycle time
Minimum cycle time = 1.2
Maximum cycle time = 4.6
Calculated cycle time = 2
c. minimum required workstations = 3
d. Allocation of tasks to the workstations

Workstation 1

following tasks a,b,d,c

e. Percentage idle time = 4.17%

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