Question

Regarding line balancing, which of the following is correct?

A. to meet demand, the actual cycle time should be no larger than the workstation cycle time;

B. The balanced line uses at most the theoretic minimum number of workstations

C. the lower the efficiency, the better the line

D. All of the above statements are wrong.

Answer 1

To meet demnd the actual cycle time depends on the demand and total time available. It can be larger than workstation cycle time.

If the number of workstations is greater than the theoretic minimum number of workstations, still th eline ill remain balanced, hower efficiency will reduce. Hence, actual number of workstations may be greater than the theoretic minimum number of workstations.

The line becomes better with increased efficiency, since cycle time decreases and productivity improves.

Hence, all statements given as options A,B and C are wrong.

Correct option is (D)