Question: This week you are going to design and balance an assembly line. We are going to take the simple task of making cupcakes, break the work up into stations, calculate cycle times for each station, balance the work load between stations, and calculate the efficiency of the operation. The steps for the assignment are below. ? Design an assembly line to manufacture cupcakes from scratch. ? Balance the assembly line. ? Measure the efficiency Assignment format: The best way to do this is in Excel. You can use cell boarders and insert shapes to build the assembly line. Use the math functions in Excel to balance your line and calculate efficiencies. The final report should be in Word. Use the following sections: ?

Introduction - how you set up the line, what is done at each station and cycle time. You can cut and paste in your diagram from Excel ? Line Balance - what you did to balance the line, you can copy in your Excel work if needed. ? Efficiency - provide and analyze the operational efficiency. This paper is to be written in APA or MLA format. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS: ? Ensure professional presentation with proper spelling, grammar, etc. ? Must have proper in-text citations and bibliography page o Failure to provide this will result in a grade of zero ? Include supporting resources outside ? Include page numbers ? Include a cover page or paper header ? Remember to support theories with research.