The Process Design Team at a Contract Manufacturer in Thailand

Multiple Choice

The process design team at a contract manufacturer in Thailand has broken an assembly process into 8 basic steps, each with a required time and predecessor, as shown in the table. There are 7.5 productive hours available in a day, and the manufacturer wishes to produce 400 units.

-The managers decide to balance the line by assigning tasks to workstations to fill up as much task time as possible. Break ties by assigning the longest task first. What task(s) should be assigned at the third workstation?

A) D
B) B, E
C) F
D) C, E, and G
E) Need more information to answer the question