Question

The Sun River beverage company is a regional producer of teas, exotic juices, and energy drinks. With an interest in healthier lifestyles, there has been an increase in demand for their sugar-free formulation.

     The final packing operation requires 13 tasks. Sun River bottles their sugar-free product 5 hours a day, 5 days a week. Each week, there is a demand for 2,500 bottles of this product.

TASK	PERFORMANCE TIME (MINUTES)	IMMEDIATE PREDECESSORS
1	0.2	—
2	0.2	1
3	0.3	2
4	0.1	2
5	0.2	2
6	0.2	3, 4, 5
7	0.3	1
8	0.1	7
9	0.1	8
10	0.1	9
11	0.2	6
12	0.1	10, 11
13	0.1	12

Using the above data, solve the assembly-line balancing problem and calculate the efficiency of your solution. Use the longest task time for your decision criteria. Use the largest number of following tasks as a secondary criterion. (Round your answer to the nearest whole percent.)

Efficiency             %

Answer 1

Solution :

Efficiency : 91.67%