Suppose the times for the individual operations for the in-line skate assembly are as follows:
Task Description Time (sec)
1 Assemble wheels, bearings, and axle hardware 11
2 Assemble brake housing and pad 7
3 Complete wheel assembly 10
4 Inspect wheel assembly 10
5 Assemble boot 16
6 Join boot and wheel subassemblies 8
7 Add line and final assembly 7
8 Perform final inspection 11
Consider the production line achieving an output rate of 200 per hour below. Using the proposed design, calculate the total time and idle time for each workstation. If your answer is zero, enter "0". Round your answers to the nearest whole number.
Station Tasks Total Time, seconds Idle Time, seconds
A 1 and 2
B 3
C 5
D 4 and 6
E 7 and 8
Total
What is the assembly line efficiency? Round your answer to one decimal place.