Sue Helms Appliances wants to establish an assembly line to manufacture its new​ product, the Micro Popcorn Popper. The goal is to produce five poppers per hour. The​ tasks, task​ times, and immediate predecessors for producing one Micro Popcorn Popper are as​ follows:                                                                                         Task Performance Time​ (mins) Task Must Follow Task Listed Below A 8   − B 11   A C 10   ​A, B D 9   ​B, C E 8   C F 4   ​D, E                                   A C F B E D         In the diagram, there are 6 circles labeled using the letters from A to F. There are 8 of arrows, and each arrow connects one circle to another circle. The arrows are situated in the following manner: A to B, A to C, B to C, C to D, B to D, C to E, D to F, and E to F. Part 2 ​a) The theoretical minimum number of workstations=55 ​(round your response up to the next whole​ number). Part 3 ​b) The assignment of tasks to workstations should​ be: ​(Hint: Number workstations sequentially in terms of precedence relationships and combine any applicable​ tasks.) A=1 B? C? D? E? F?

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Sue Helms Appliances wants to establish an assembly line to manufacture its new​ product, the Micro Popcorn Popper. The goal is to produce
five
poppers per hour. The​ tasks, task​ times, and immediate predecessors for producing one Micro Popcorn Popper are as​ follows:
                                                                                       
Task
Performance Time​ (mins)
Task Must Follow Task Listed Below
A
8
 
B
11
 
A
C
10
 
​A, B
D
9
 
​B, C
E
8
 
C
F
4
 
​D, E
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
A
C
F
B
E
D
 
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In the diagram, there are 6 circles labeled using the letters from A to F. There are 8 of arrows, and each arrow connects one circle to another circle. The arrows are situated in the following manner: A to B, A to C, B to C, C to D, B to D, C to E, D to F, and E to F.
Part 2
​a) The theoretical minimum number of
workstations=55
​(round your response up to the next whole​ number).
Part 3
​b) The assignment of tasks to workstations should​ be: ​(Hint: Number workstations sequentially in terms of precedence relationships and combine any applicable​ tasks.)
A=1
B?
C?
D?
E?
F?
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