Operations Management Project

Operations Management Project
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Question 3: Done in Excel Sheet (Attached)
Question 6 Solution
Network Diagram
Solution
a. Desired Output = 6
Operating Time = 60 minutes (1 hour)
Cycle Time = OperatingTime
Desired Output =60 minutes
6 =10 minutes per unit
Task Immediate
Predecessor
No. of Following
Tasks
Task Time
(Minutes)
Positional
Weight
A None 4 7 26
B None 4 4 23
C A 2 2 13
D A,B 2 8 19
E B 2 3 14
F C,D,E 1 2 11
G None 1 2 11
H None 2 4 15
I F,G 0 9 9
Total Task Time 41
Theoretical Work Stations = TotaTask Time
Cycle Time = 41
10 =4.1 ≈5 workstations
Assigning Tasks to Workstations
Principle used:
We are going to start at the first workstation and select the longest eligible task based on the
precedence relationship or tasks with highest number of followers. This process of adding the
A 7
B 4
D 8
C 2
E 3
H 4
F 2
G 2
i 9