A processing line is being designed There will be five stages with deterministic processing times of (5.0, 4.0, 3.5, 6.0, 4.5). Stages are expected to be 100 percent available, that is, no breakdowns No precedence relations exist to constrain the order in which stages are sequenced.
a. Show that the production rate is unaffected by die ordering of process stages.
b. Show that the time spent on the line by a pan is minimized by placing the slowest station first.
c. Is there any advantage to adding buffers? Why or why not?