Solvo produces three types of trucks on one assembly line: the long-haul (L), the short-haul (S), and the vocational truck (V).  Next month the company has orders for 1,100 long-haul trucks, 1650 short-haul trucks, and 550 vocational trucks.  Chris Riggs, the production manager for Solvo, wants to try uniform production and mixed-model sequencing. Assuming 30 working days per month, what assembly sequence would you recommend, and how many times per day should the sequence be repeated. (Round answer to 0 decimal places) Assembly sequence?  (pick one) a.vocational,vocational, vocational, long-haul, long-haul, short-haul b.short-haul, long-haul, short-haul, vocational, short-haul, long-haul c.short-haul, short-haul, long-haul, long-haul, vocational, vocational How many times should sequence be repeated?

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Solvo produces three types of trucks on one assembly line: the long-haul (L), the short-haul (S), and the vocational truck (V).  Next month the company has orders for 1,100 long-haul trucks, 1650 short-haul trucks, and 550 vocational trucks.  Chris Riggs, the production manager for Solvo, wants to try uniform production and mixed-model sequencing.

Assuming 30 working days per month, what assembly sequence would you recommend, and how many times per day should the sequence be repeated. (Round answer to 0 decimal places)

Assembly sequence?  (pick one)

a.vocational,vocational, vocational, long-haul, long-haul, short-haul

b.short-haul, long-haul, short-haul, vocational, short-haul, long-haul

c.short-haul, short-haul, long-haul, long-haul, vocational, vocational

How many times should sequence be repeated?

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