Production and Operations Analysis, Seventh Edition
Production and Operations Analysis, Seventh Edition
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ISBN: 9781478623069
Author: Steven Nahmias, Tava Lennon Olsen
Publisher: Waveland Press, Inc.
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Chapter 9.10, Problem 29P

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Interpretation: The resulting assembly operation has to be computed when the cycle time is 15.

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Minimum cycle time: It is supposed to be the longest time taken to complete a series of tasks involved in production of a product.

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Interpretation: The resulting assembly operation has to be computed when the cycle time is 20.

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Minimum cycle time: It is supposed to be the longest time taken to complete a series of tasks involved in production of a product.

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