OPERATION MANAGEMENT
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Author: CACHON
Publisher: MCG
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Chapter 4, Problem 2PA
a)
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To calculate: The cost of direct labor.
b)
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To calculate: The total labor content.
c)
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To calculate: The average labor utilization.
d)
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To calculate: The Takt time.
e)
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To calculate: The target manpower.
f)
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To calculate: The capacity of the process if they could add 1 additional resource.
g)
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To calculate: The capacity of the process.
h)
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To calculate: The capacity of the process if they integrate so that all three workers will do all the three tasks.
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Three employees at a fast-food restaurant each perform one of the three activities in serving a customer: take the order, process the order, and deliver the order. The processing time for each activity is given as follows:
Activity
Processing Time
Take the order
30 seconds
Process the order
2 minutes
Deliver the order
1 minute
Assume that the demand is 20 customers/hour. What is the average labor utilization?
a
38.9%
b
85.7%
c
66.7%
d
100%
Consider a process consisting of three resources. Assume there exists unlimited demand for the product.
Resource 1 has a processing time of 4 minutes per unit.
Resource 2 has a processing time of 7 minutes per unit.
Resource 3 has a processing time of 5 minutes per unit.
The three resources are staffed by different workers individually.
c. What is the utilization of resource 2?
A process consists of 3 resources. Assume
there exists unlimited demand for product,
Resource 1 has processing time of 6 minutes
per unit. Resource 2 has processing time of 4
minutes per unit. Resource 3 has processing
time of 3 minutes per unit. All resources are
staffed by 1 worker and each worker gets paid
$ 12 per hour. What is the cost of direct labor
? How much idle time does worker at resource
3 have ? What is the average labor utilization ?
Assume the demand rate is 20 units per hour,
what is the Takt time ? Assume the demand
rate is 20 units per hour, what is the Target
manpower ? Show all formulas, calculations
and results. Do on Canvas
Chapter 4 Solutions
OPERATION MANAGEMENT
Ch. 4 - Prob. 1CQCh. 4 - Prob. 2CQCh. 4 - Prob. 3CQCh. 4 - Prob. 4CQCh. 4 - Prob. 5CQCh. 4 - Which of the following statements about takt time...Ch. 4 - Prob. 7CQCh. 4 - Prob. 8CQCh. 4 - How does the target manpower change as the demand...Ch. 4 - What happens to the target manpower if the labor...
Ch. 4 - Which of the following actions does not relate to...Ch. 4 - Prob. 12CQCh. 4 - Prob. 13CQCh. 4 - Prob. 14CQCh. 4 - Specialization typically leads to a higher average...Ch. 4 - Prob. 16CQCh. 4 - Prob. 17CQCh. 4 - Prob. 18CQCh. 4 - Prob. 1PACh. 4 - Prob. 2PACh. 4 - Prob. 3PACh. 4 - Prob. 4PACh. 4 - Prob. 5PACh. 4 - Prob. 6PACh. 4 - Prob. 7PACh. 4 - Prob. 8PACh. 4 - Prob. 1C
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