CMA Intermediate · Operations Management and Strategic Management · Simulation and Line Balancing
In assembly line balancing, the 'cycle time' of a line is best described as:
Cycle time is the time interval between successive units leaving the line, fixed by the required output rate. It equals available production time divided by desired output. It is not the total work content, which is the sum of all task times.
- AThe time between successive units coming off the line, set by the required output rateCorrect
- BThe sum of all task times in the product
- CThe time taken by the slowest worker to learn the task
- DThe total idle time across all workstations
Explanation
Cycle time is the maximum time available at each workstation before the product moves on, and equals available production time divided by required output. The sum of all task times is the total work content, not the cycle time.
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