1. State Fountain Bakery has decided to produce a new kind of do not which requires a new production line. You have been asked to balance the new process, given the following task times and precedence relationships. Assume that cycle time is to be the minimum possible. Task Length (minutes) Immediate Predecessor a 0.3 n/a b 0.6 a c 0.5 n/a d 1.5 b,c e 0.4 n/a f 0.7 e g 0.5 d,f h 0.9 g Draw the precedence diagram. Calculate the minimum number of workstations needed. 4 workstations 8 workstations 3 workstations 3.60 workstations
2. Explain the utility of a SIPOC in the context of project management.