Question

You are designing a process for the assembly of a consumer electronics product with a labor content of nine minutes. You are trying to decide whether to use (1) a single machine-paced line with eight workers or (2) eight separate single-worker cells. Each of the eight single-operator cells would perform exactly the same collection of assembly tasks as the single line, using the same tools, technologies and equipment. On the assembly line, each worker would be assigned to a single assembly task. There are significant differences in task times among the eight tasks. Which approach would produce the greater output

Answer 1

a. The single line

Step-by-step explanation:

Since in the question it is mentioned that a process is designed of nine minutes in which the decision is taken for using a single machine with eight workers or eight separate individual worker cell should be used. Also the eight individual operator sells performs the same assembly task

Based on the above information,

The single line would generated the high output there is a high chance of variability that results in generating less output as compared with the single line