OPERATIONS MGMT - FIRST DAY
OPERATIONS MGMT - FIRST DAY
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Chapter 1, Problem 2P

a)

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To determine: The labor productivity of producing bronze valves

Introduction: Productivity is a measure of the effectiveness of an individual, systems, machinery and other equipment’s that are used in converting inputs into outputs. In all organizations, productivity is an important determinant to know cost efficiency.

b)

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To determine: The new labor productivity value of producing bronze valves.

c)

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To determine: The percentage of productivity increase.

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Carbondale Casting produces cast bronze valves on a 10-person assembly line. On a recent day, 160 valves were produced during an 8-hour shift. a) Calculate the labor productivity of the line. b) John Goodale, the manager at Carbondale, changed the layout and was able to increase production to 180 units per 8-hour shift. What is the new labor productivity per labor-hour? c) What is the percentage of productivity increase?
Carbondale Casting produces cast bronze valves on a 10-person assembly line. On a recent day, 160 valves were pro-duced during an 8-hour shift. a) Calculate the labor productivity of the line.b) John Goodale, the manager at Carbondale, changed the layoutand was able to increase production to 180 units per 8-hourshift. What is the new labor productivity per labor-hour?c) What is the percentage of productivity increase?
ASAP!! ANSWER PLEASE Carbondale Casting produces cast bronze valves on a 15-person assembly line. On a recent day, 280 valves were produced during a 10-hour shift.                                               Calculate the labor productivity of the line. John Goodale, the manager at Carbondale, changed the layout and was able to increase production to 300 units per 10-hour shift. What is the new labor productivity per labor-hour? What is the percentage of productivity increase?
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