BUS446 week 2 assignment

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Assume a producer of Inkjet Printers is planning to add a new line of printers, and you have been asked to balance the process given the task times and precedence relationships in the chart below. Assume that cycle time is to be the minimum possible. In five slides or less (not including title or reference slides), present your strategy and results using a PowerPoint presentation. Use the Notes area to type any portion that will be spoken as the audio portion.

You may wish to include visual enhancements in your presentation. Students may wish to use the Where to Get Free (and legal) Images (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. guide for assistance with accessing freely available public domain and/or Creative Commons licensed images. It is recommended that you access Garr Reynolds’ Top Ten Slide Tips (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. and Simple Rules for Better PowerPoint Presentations (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. web pages that provide useful assistance with creating successful PowerPoint presentations.

Task

Length
(minutes)

Immediate
(Predecessor)

a

0.2

b

0.4

a

c

0.3

d

1.3

b, c

e

0.1

f

0.8

e

g

0.3

d, f

h

1.2

g