Operations Management
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Author: CACHON, Gerard
Publisher: MCGRAW-HILL HIGHER EDUCATION
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Chapter 6, Problem 2C
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The case deals with the highland plant of Company F. Initially, the workers of Company F have received $2.30 for a 9-hour shift. It is mentioned that typically 1,000 workers did not show up for the work among 13,000 workers. Employee turnover is 370 percent. Shift timing was limited to 8-hour duration and wages were increased to $5 in January 1914. In 1908, cost of Model T is $850, which is $20,763 in 2013. After 1927, the cost of the model is $260, which is $3,372 in 2013.
To determine: The average tenure of a worker.
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