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As part of a major plant renovation project, the industrial engineering department has been asked to balance a revised assembly operation to achieve an output of 250 units per 7-hour day. Task times and precedence relationships are as follows: Task Duration (minutes) Immediate Predecessor
a 0.3 -
b 0.4 a
c 0.2 b
d 0.3 -
e 1.6 d
f 1.5 c
g 1.6 e, f

Do each of the following:
a. Determine the number of followers for each task.
b. Determine the minimum number of stations needed.

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