Reference no: EM131659636

ToyCorp uses assembly lines to manufacture toys. The time to perform each task and the tasks that must immediately precede each task are:

Task                       Precedence       Duration (seconds)

A                                 ---                    9

B                                  ---                    39

C                                  A, B                 12

D                                  B                      6

E                                  C, D                 12

F                                  D                      36

G                                 F                      40

Demand per day is 560 units. The company works one 8-hour shift each day. A shift includes 2 snack breaks of 20 minutes (each). In addition, every hour there is a 6-minute rest break (i.e. 48 minutes per 8-hour shift).

a) Compute cycle time.

b) If cycle time is 40 seconds, what is the production rate per day?

c) For a cycle time of 45 seconds, balance the line using the Longest Operation Time first rule.