A producer of inkjet printers is planning to add a new line of print.

A producer of inkjet printers is planning to add a new line of printers, and you have been asked to balance the process, given the following task times and precedence relationships.Assume that cycle time is to be the minimum possible.a.Do each of the following: Using this information

Task     Length(minutes)    ImmediatePredecessor
a        0.2                     -
b          0.4                     a
c         0.3                      -
d        1.3                      b, c
e         0.1                      -
f          0.8                      e
g         0.3                     d, f
h         1.2                     g

   (1)Draw the precedence diagram.

   (2)Assign tasks to stations in order of greatest number of following tasks.

   (3)Determine the percentage of idle time.

   (4)Compute the rate of output in printers per day that could be expected for this line assuming a 420-minute working day.

B.
   (1)What is the shortest cycle time that will permit use of only two workstations? Is this cycle time feasible? Identify the tasks you would assign to each station.

   (2)Determine the percentage of idle time that would result if two stations were used.

   (3)What is the daily output under this arrangement?

   (4)Determine the output rate that would be associated with the maximum cycle time.