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South Carolina Furniture Inc
South Carolina Furniture Inc
South Carolina Furniture Inc
The executive secretary is a chair that has been designed using ergonomics to provide comfort during long work hours. The chair sells for $ 130. There are 480 minutes available during the day, and the average daily demand has been 50 chairs. There are eight tasks: Performance time (min) 4 7 6 5 6 7 8 6 Task must follow task listed below A,B C D E E F,G
Task A B C D E F G H
a) Draw a precedence diagram of this operation b) What is the cycle time for this operation c) What is theoretical minimum number of workstations d) Assign tasks to workstations e) How much total idle time is present each day f) What is the overall efficiency of the assembly line
b) Cycle time = Production time available per day Unit required per day = 480 minutes 50 chairs = 9.6 ~ 10 min/chair
Minimum number of workstations = Total task time = 49 min Cycle time 10 min
= 4.9 ~ 5 workstations
d) Tasks to workstation
Station 1 A 4 min C 6 min Station 3 D 5 min Station 2 B 7 min Station 4 E 6 min Station 5 F Station 7 7 min Station 6 G 8 min H 6 min
Since the tasks time in workstation must be not exceeding the cycle time. Then, total workstation is 7.
e) Idle time
Idle times are in workstation 2 = 3 min, workstation 3 = 5 min, workstation 4 = 4min, workstation 5 = 3min, workstation 6 = 2 min, workstation 7 = 4 min and total idle time is 21 minutes
f) Efficiency
= 70%
Mach 10 is a one person sailboat designed to be used in ocean. Manufactured by Creative Leisure, Mach 10 can handle 40 mph winds seas over 10 feet. The final assembly plant is in Cupertino, California. At this time, 200 minutes are available each day to manufacture Mach 10. The daily demand is 60 boats. Given the following information, a) Draw the precedence diagram and assign tasks to the fewest workstations possible. b) What is the efficiency of the assembly line c) What is the theoretical minimum number of workstations d) What is the idle time Task must follow Task listed below A A C C C D,E,F B G,H
Task A B C D E F G H I
Performance Time 1 1 2 1 3 1 1 2 1
Solution a) Precedence diagram and fewest workstation Cycle time = Production time available per day Unit required per day
Station 2 C Station 1 A F
Station 3 D
Station 4 G
= 81.25%
=3.25 or 4 workstations
d) Idle time
Station 2 Station 1 C A 1 min 2 min 3 min F 1 min B 1 min D Station 3 1 min E I 1 min 1 min Station 4 G
H
2 min
Idle times are in workstation 1 = 1 min, workstation 2 = 1 min, workstation 3 = 1min and total idle time is 3 minutes
Dr. Lori Baker, operation manager at Nesa Electronics, prides herself on excellent assembly line balancing. She has been told that the firm needs to complete 96 instruments per 24 hour day. The assembly line activities are: Task A B C D E F G H I J K Time (min) 3 6 7 5 2 4 5 7 1 6 4 Predecessors A A,B B C F D,E H E G,I,J
a) Draw precedence diagram b) If the daily (24- hour) production rate is 96 units, what is the highest allowable cycle time c) If the cycle time after allowances is given as 10 minutes, what is the daily (24 hour) production rate d) What a 10 minute cycle time, what is the theoretical minimum number of station with which the line can be balanced e) What a 10 minutes cycle time and six workstations, what is the efficiency f) What is the total idle time per cycle with a 10 minute cycle time and six workstations g) What is the best workstation assignment you can make without exceeding a 10 minute cycle time and what is its efficiency
Solution:
a)
b) Cycle time
c) Production rates
Production rates = cycle time x production units = (10 min/unit) (96 units) = 960 minutes
d) Minimum workstations
Efficiency =
50 min
= 83.33%
f) Workstations
Station 1 A 3 min
Station 2 C 7 min
B 6 min
E 2 min
Idle times are in workstation1 = 1 min, workstation 2 = 3 min, workstation 3 = 1 min, workstation 4 = 1 min, workstation 5 = 3 min, workstation 6 = 1 min and total idle time is 10 minutes
g) the best workstation assignment you can make without exceeding a 10 minute cycle time and its efficiency
Station 1 A 3 min Station 2 C 7 min D 5 min B 6 min E 2 min Station 3 F 4 min Station 4 H 7 min Station 5 J 6 min I 1 min K 4 min
Station 6 G 5 min
Efficiency =
= 92.6%