The table depicts an production line that has been balanced with a takt time of 2 minutes. Where would you add a worker if you wanted to increase the output rate while keeping six work stations?
Workstation 1 2 3 4 5 6
Task A, B C D, E, F G, H I J, K, L
Time (min) 1, 1 1.8 1, 0.5, 0.4 0.9, 0.8 1.8 0.5, 0.5, 0.6
A) station 1
B) station 2
C) station 3
D) station 6
Answer: A
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