Assignment: Assembly Line
This week you are going to design and balance an assembly line. We are going to take the simple task of making cupcakes, break the work up into stations, calculate cycle times for each station, balance the work load between stations, and calculate the efficiency of the operation.
The steps for the assignment are below.
Assignment format:
The best way to do this is in Excel. You can use cell borders and insert shapes to build the assembly line. Use the math functions in Excel to balance your line and calculate efficiencies.
The final report should be in Word in APA format. Use the following sections:
You can cut and paste in your diagram from Excel
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