(Solved): A new product will be manufactured in a U-shaped cell. According to a market study, the product dai ...

A new product will be manufactured in a U-shaped cell. According to a market study, the product daily demand will be approximately 480 units. The cell will operate 8 hours per day. The tasks that should be carried out, and their precedence relationships, are shown in the following table. Question 1: a. draw the "unbalanced" Load Balance Diagram for the scenario described. b. Determine the minimum number of workstations required and draw a "balanced" Load Balance Diagram that minimizes the number of work stations. Question 2: Determine the following before and after the balancing improvements in Question 1: a. idle time before and after layout improvements b. efficiency before and after layout improvements Question 3: Make a sketch of the balanced U-shaped cell layout indicating what tasks will be carried out by each station.