Given in the following table are the tasks necessary for final assembly of a hospital bed, the length of time needed to perform each task, and the operations that must be completed prior to subsequent operations. Construct a precedence diagram and balance the assembly line for a desired cycle time of 14 minutes. Draw a schematic diagram of the balanced line. How many beds can actually be assembled in an eight-hour period?

Element

Precedence

Time (min)

A

None

4

B

None

5

C

None

8

D

A

4

E

A, B

3

F

B

3

G

D, E

5

H

F

7

I

G, H

1

J

I

7

K

C, J

4

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