Acompany is designing a product layout for a new product. it plans to use this production line eight hours a day in order to meet projected demand of 480 units per day. the tasks necessary to produce this product:

task time (sec) immediate predecessor
u 30 none
v 30 u
w 6 u
x 12 w
y 54 x
z 30 v, y

if the company desires that output rate equal demand, what is the desired cycle time (in seconds)?
(a) 162
(b) 72
(c) 54
(d) 12
(e) 60

Differentiate between the trait, behavioral, and results-based performance appraisal systems, providing an example where each would be most applicable.

The stock of grommet corporation, a u.s. company, is publicly traded, with no single shareholder owning more than 5 percent of its outstanding stock. grommet owns 95 percent of the outstanding stock of staple inc., also a u.s. company. staple owns 100 percent of the outstanding stock of clip corporation, a canadian company. grommet and clip each own 50 percent of the outstanding stock of fastener inc., a u.s. company. grommet and staple each own 50 percent of the outstanding stock of binder corporation, a u.s. company. which of these corporations form an affiliated group eligible to file a consolidated tax return?

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