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Line Balancing Problem: 3.4 Mins

The document discusses a line balancing problem to optimize the production of units per hour on an assembly line. It analyzes the cycle times of 7 tasks (A-G) and calculates efficiency levels under different work station configurations. The bottleneck task takes 4.1 minutes. Configuring the line into 4 stations with 4 tasks each achieves the highest efficiency of 83.3% and maximum production of 10 units per hour.

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Line Balancing Problem: 3.4 Mins

The document discusses a line balancing problem to optimize the production of units per hour on an assembly line. It analyzes the cycle times of 7 tasks (A-G) and calculates efficiency levels under different work station configurations. The bottleneck task takes 4.1 minutes. Configuring the line into 4 stations with 4 tasks each achieves the highest efficiency of 83.3% and maximum production of 10 units per hour.

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Line Balancing Problem

A
B
C
4.1mins
D
1.7mins
E
2.7 mins
F
3.3
mins
G
2.6 mins
2.2 mins
3.4 mins
Questions?
1. What is the bottleneck?
2. What is maximum production per
hour? 60/4.1=14.63 units
3. What is efficiency and balance delay?
4. How to minimize work stations?
5. How should they be grouped?
6. New efficiency?


4.1 minutes
Calculate efficiency
A. 73.2%
B. 56.7%
C. 69.7%
D. 79.6%
E. 81.2%
A
B
C
4.1mins
D
1.7mins
E
2.7 mins
F
3.3
mins
G
2.6 mins
2.2 mins
3.4 mins
(2.2+3.4+4.1+2.7+1.7+3.3+2.6)
4.1x7

20
28.7

69.7%

1-69.7%=30.3% Balance Delay
Number of Work Stations

(bottleneck)
20
4.1
= 4.88 work stations
Line Balancing Solution
A
B
C
4.1
D
1.7
E
2.7
F
3.3
G
2.6
Station 1
Station 2
Station 3
Station 4
2.2
3.4
All under 6 minutes?
(6.0)
(5.6)
(5.8)
4 Stations
20/24=83.3%
Max prod./hour
60/6
10 units/hour
Line Balancing Problem
A
B
C
4.1mins
D
1.7mins
E
2.7 mins
F
3.3
mins
G
2.6 mins
2.2 mins
3.4 mins
5.6
5.0
20/5.6x5 = 20/28 = 71.4%
5 Stations
Max Prod./hour
60/5.6
10.7 units/hour
40 secs
59 secs
84 secs
34 secs
56 secs
45 secs
What is the minimum # of work stations?
Round down.
A. 3
B. 2
C. 4
D. 5
E. 6

time cycle
task times

TM
40+59+84+56+34+45 = 318

318/84 = 3.78 or 3 work stations
What is the efficiency with 6 operators?




100
time cycle stations of number
task times
% Efficency

318/6 x 84=
318/504 =
63%




100
time cycle stations of number
task times
% Efficency

40 secs
59 secs
84 secs
34 secs
56 secs
45 secs
99 secs
118 secs
3 Stations ?
318/3x118

318/354 = 89.8%
101 secs
40 secs
59 secs
84 secs
34 secs
56 secs
45 secs
4 Stations?
99 secs
84 secs
56 secs
79 secs
318/4 x 99 =
318/396 =
80.3%

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