Reference no: EM132720734

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Julio's Pizzeria, traditionally a high-class, eat-in only Italian restaurant in Malibu, has had to pivot in order to stay in business. One of their most sought-after menu items is their sausage, ham, and pepperoni pizza. To accommodate the anticipated increase in carry-out and delivery orders of this famous entrée, the restaurant manager, Kerry, has decided to create a small assembly line to speed up production of the pizzas. All tasks required to produce the pizza have been identified along with the time it takes to perform the task and the immediate predecessors for each task

What is the desired cycle time?

Based on the information in the table and the expected demand of 40 pizzas per hour:

Task Identifier Description Immediate Predecessor Task Time (seconds)

A Prepare pizza dough  ~ 60
B Fatten dough on cardboard base A 15
C Spread sauce   B 25
D Distribute cheese C 20
E Distribute pepperoni   D 15
F Sprinkle sausage D 10
G Distribute ham D 10
H Wrap pizza E,F,G 15
I Box pizza H 10