(A): Various sub-assemblies in the 2-wheeler plant need to be configured to match the production rate. Similarly, the final assembly stations also need to have the required number of resources at each station to meet the targeted demand.

In a 2-wheeler manufacturing plant (typically organized as an assembly line system), sub-assemblies and final assembly stations must be configured to match the desired production rate.

This relates to line balancing in Production & Operations Management.

• Workstations must have adequate manpower and resources.

• Task times must be aligned with takt time.

• Bottlenecks must be avoided.

Thus, balancing sub-assemblies and final assembly stations to meet target demand is correct.

(R): In such a scenario, to arrive at a balanced flow of components on the shop floor, the company need to group machines together based on their functionality and jobs will move from one funtional department to other.

The reason describes grouping machines based on functionality where jobs move from one functional department to another.

This is a process (functional) layout, not an assembly line layout.

In assembly-based industries like automobile or 2-wheeler plants, a product layout is used, where machines are arranged according to the sequence of operations to ensure smooth and continuous flow.

Grouping machines by function would disrupt balanced flow in a line production system and is not appropriate for achieving assembly line balance.