Question

A company is designing a product layout for a new product. It plans to use this production line eight hours a day in order to meet projected demand of 480 units per day. The tasks necessary to produce this product:

Task Time (sec) Immediate Predecessor

u 30 none

v 30 u

w 6 u

x 12 w

y 54 x

z 30 v, y


If the company desires that output rate equal demand, what is the desired cycle time (in seconds)?

(A) 162

(B) 72

(C) 54

(D) 12

(E) 60

Answer 1

desired cycle time: 60 seconds

Step-by-step explanation:

The desired cycle time should match production with demand

If there is a demand per day of 480 units then the cycle time should be:

8 hours x 60 minute x 60 seconds = 28,800 second

we divide this by the 480 units of demand:

28,800 second/ 480 units = 60‬

The company needs to complete a unit in a 60 second time period.