Assignment:
Kiko Teddy Bear is a manufacturer of stuffed teddy bears. Kiko would like to be able to produce 40 teddy bears per hour on its assembly line. Use the following information provided in the table below to answer the following.
Immediate
Task Task Description Prodecessor Task Time
(sec)
A Cut Pattern - 90
B Sew Cloth A 75
C Stuff bear B 50
D Glue on eyes C 20
E Glue on nose C 15
F Sew on month C 35
G Attach mfr. label B 15
H Inspect and pack D,E,F,G 40
Σ= 340 Second
a. Draw the precedence diagram
b. What is the cycle time for a 40 bear output rate per hour?
c. What is the theoretical minimum number of workstations?
d. Assign tasks to workstations using the cycle time computed in part b (assume longest task time heuristic).
e. What is the efficiency and balance delay?
f. Which task is the bottleneck? Which workstation is the bottleneck?
g. Compute the maximum output? (Assume 8 hour day)
Compute the minimum output? (Assume 8 hour day)