The state tax department wants to set up what would amount to a series of identical production lines (running eight hours a day) for processing state tax returns that are submitted on the state's "EZ" form. The various tasks,
a. What is the takt time for each line? What is the theoretical minimum number of workstations needed on each line?
b. Make workstation assignments using the "largest eligible task" rule. Calculate the cycle time, idle time, per- cent idle time, and efficiency delay for the resulting line.
c. Given the task times just listed, what is the minimum cycle time that can be achieved by a line? What is the maximum daily output that could be achieved by a single line?