Question

C&A uses an assembly line of 20 stations to make a product. The cycle time is 5 minutes per unit. Step 6 is the most error-prone operation. Inspection occurs at the last station. What will be the information turnaround time for a defect made at station 6 if there is no inventory between stations?

• 0.2 minute
• 5 minutes
• 70 minutes
• 100 minutes

Answer 1

ANSWER: 70 minutes

Information turnaround time for a defect made at station 6 is the total time taken for the defect to reach inspection station (last station) from station 6 where the defect was made. There are 14 more stations after station 6. Cycle time is 5 minutes. it will take 5 minute to pass through each of the 14 stations. Total time taken for defect to reach the last station = 14*5 = 70 minutes