QRS Corp.is designing a product layout for a new product.They plan to use this production line ten hours a day in order to meet forecasted demand of 900 units per day.The following table describes the tasks necessary to produce this product: For output to equal forecasted demand,what will be the second task performed at the second workstation of the production line that uses the fewest number of stations?
A)A
B)B
C)C
D)D
E)E

Question

QRS Corp.is designing a product layout for a new product.They plan to use this production line ten hours a day in order to meet forecasted demand of 900 units per day.The following table describes the tasks necessary to produce this product:  For output to equal forecasted demand,what will be the second task performed at the second workstation of the production line that uses the fewest number of stations?
A)A 
B)B 
C)C 
D)D 
E)E

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

To determine the second task performed at the second workstation that uses the fewest number of stations, we first need to calculate the cycle time for the production line. The cycle time is the amount of time each workstation has to complete its task in order to meet the demand of 900 units per day.

To calculate the cycle time, we need to determine the total time required to produce one unit of the product. This can be done by adding up the task times for each workstation.

Task time for workstation 1 (Task A): 0.32 minutes 
Task time for workstation 2 (Task C): 0.25 minutes 
Task time for workstation 3 (Task D): 0.35 minutes 
Task time for workstation 4 (Task E): 0.28 minutes

Total task time: 0.32 + 0.25 + 0.35 + 0.28 = 1.2 minutes

Since the production line needs to produce 900 units per day, and there are 600 minutes in 10 hours, the line needs to produce one unit every 40 seconds (600/900).

Therefore, the cycle time for the production line is 40 seconds.

Now, we can look at the second workstation and the task performed at that station that requires the fewest number of stations. According to the table, the second workstation has two tasks: 
- Task B: 0.18 minutes 
- Task C: 0.25 minutes

Task B requires only one station, while Task C requires two stations. Therefore, the answer is choice C, Task C.

QRS CorpIs Designing a Product Layout for a New Product