Question: A company is setting its assembly line for producing bicycles. Information corresponding to the steps is below:
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Label
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Work Element
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Precedence
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Time (Min)
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A
|
Align Frame on Workstation
|
-
|
4.2
|
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B
|
Assemble Handle Bar
|
A
|
2.2
|
|
C
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Assemble Gears and Pedals
|
A
|
2.4
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D
|
Assemble Wheels
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C
|
1.5
|
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E
|
Tune the bicycle
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B, D
|
1.8
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Assume that the assembly line runs 40 hours per week.
What is the desired cycle time (a.k.a. takt time) in MINUTES if the company decides that it wants to be able to produce 532 bicycles per week on this assembly line?