You've just completed a pilot run of 10 units of a major product and found the processing time for each unit was as follows: Use Exhibit 6.4 and Exhibit 6.5 UNIT NUMBER 1 A 5 S 6 6 7 7 8 9 10 TIME (HOURS) 970 640 420 380 320 250 a. According to the pilot run, what would you estimate the learning rate to be? (Do not round Intermediate calculations. Round your answer to the nearest whole percent.) 220 207 190 190 Estimated learning rate Time taken b. Based on (a), how much time would it take for the next 190 units, assuming no loss of learning? (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.) Time taken hours % c. How much time would it take to make the 1,000th unit? (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.) hours
You've just completed a pilot run of 10 units of a major product and found the processing time for each unit was as follows: Use Exhibit 6.4 and Exhibit 6.5 UNIT NUMBER 1 A 5 S 6 6 7 7 8 9 10 TIME (HOURS) 970 640 420 380 320 250 a. According to the pilot run, what would you estimate the learning rate to be? (Do not round Intermediate calculations. Round your answer to the nearest whole percent.) 220 207 190 190 Estimated learning rate Time taken b. Based on (a), how much time would it take for the next 190 units, assuming no loss of learning? (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.) Time taken hours % c. How much time would it take to make the 1,000th unit? (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.) hours
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Transcribed Image Text:Exhibit 6.4
Unit
L
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
12
14
16
18
20
22
24
25
30
35
40
45
50
60
70
80
60%
1.0000
6000
90
100
120
140
160
180
200
250
300
350
400
450
500
600
700
800
900
1,000
1,200
1,400
1,600
1.800
4450
3600
2054
2670
2383
2160
2,000
2.500
3,000
1980
1832
1602
1430
1290
1188
1099
1025
0961
0933
0815
0728
0660
0605
0560
0489
0437
0396
0363
0336
0294
0262
0237
0218
0201
0171
Improvement Curves: Table of Unit Values
65%
1.0000
0149
0133
0121
0111
0103
0000
0080
0073
0067
0062
0054
0048
0044
0040
0037
0031
0027
6500
5052
4225
3678
2284
2984
2746
2552
2391
2125
1940
1785
1659
1554
1465
1387)
1353
1208
1097
1010
0939
0879
0785
0713
0657
0610
0572
0510
0464
0427
0397
0371
0323
0289
0262
0241
0224
0210
0188
0171
0157
0146
0137
0122
0111
0102
0095
0089
0077
0069
Unit Improvement Factor
70 %
1.0000
(7000
5682
4900
4368
3977
3674
3430
3228
3058
2784
2572
2401
2260
2141
2038
1949
1908
1737
1605
1498
1410
1336
1216
1123
1049
0987
0935
0851
0786
0734
0691
0655
0584
0531
0491
0458
0431
0408
0372
0344
0321
0302
0286
0260
0240
0225
0211
0200
0178
0162
75%
1.0000
7500
6338
5625
5127
4754
4459
4219
4017
3846
2565
3344
3164
3013
2884
2772
2674
2629
2437
2286
2163
2000
1972
1826
80%
1.0000
8000
1
7021
6400
5956
5617
5345
5120
4930
4765
4493
4276
4096
3944
3812
3697
3595
3548
3346
3184
3050
2936
2838
2676
2547
1715
1622
1545
1479
.2271
1371
2141
1287
2038
1217
1952
1159
1879
1109
1816
1011
1691
0937
1594
0879 1517
0632
1453
0792
1399
0758
1352
0703
1275
0659 1214
0624
1163
0594
1119
0569
1082
0527
1020
0495 0971
0468
0930
0446
0895
0427
0866
0389
0906
0360 0760
2440
2349
85%
1.0000
8500
7729
7225
6857
6570
6337
6141
5974
5828
5584
5386
5220
5078
4954
4844
4747
4701
4505
4345
4211
4096
3996
3829
3693
3579
3482
3397
3255
3139
3042
2959
2887
2740
2625
2532
2454
2387
2329
2232
2152
2086
2029
1980
1897
1830
1773
1725
1683
1597
1530
90%
1.0000
9000
8462
8100
7830
7616
7439
7290
7161
7047
6854
6696
6561
6445
6342
6251
6169
6131
5963
5825
5708
5607
5518
5367
5243
5137
5046
4966
4830
4718
4623
4541
4469
4320
4202
4105
4022
3951
3888
3782
3694
95%
1.0000
9500
9219
9025
8877
8758
8659
8574
8499
8433
8320
8226
8145
8074
8012
7955
7904
7880
7775
7687
7611
7545
7486
7386
7302
7231
7168
O
7112
7017
6937
6869
6809
.6757
6646
.6557
6482
6419
6363
6314
6229
6158
6098
6045
5998
5918
3620
3556
3499
3404
3325
5850
3258
5793
3200
5743
3149
5698
3044 5605
2961
5530
PL
Р
Unit
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
12
222222222882
70
80
90
100
120
140
160
180
200
250
300
350
400
450
500
600
700
60%
1.000
1.600
2.045
2.405
2.710
2.977
3.216
3.432
3.630
3.813-
4.144
4438
4.704
4946
5.171
5.379
5.574
5.668
800
900
1,000
1,200
1,400
1.600
1.800
2.000
2.500
12000
6.097
6478
6.821
7.134
7.422
7.941
8401
8.814
9.191
9.539
10.16
1072
11.21
11.67
12.09
13.01
13.81
14.51
65%
1.000
1.650
2.155
2.578
2.946
3.274
3572
3.847
4,102
4.341
4.790
5.177
5.541
5879
6.195
6.492
23.23
24.06
24.83
26.53
27.99
6.773
6.909
9.114
9.565
10.39
11.13
Cumulative Improvement Factor
70%
75%
1.000
1750
2:384
2946
3459
3.934
4.380
4.802
5204
5.589
6315
8.994
7.635
8.245
8.828
9.388
7.540 9.305 11.45
8.109
10.13
12.72
13.72
8.631 10.90
11.62
12.31
13.57
1474
11.82
12.45
13.03
14.11
15.08
15.97
16.79
17.55
19.28
20.81
22.18
23.44
15.14
15.72
16.26
25.68
17.21 27.67
18.06
29.45
18.82
31.09
19.51
32.60
20.15
21.01
21.30
36.59
22.32
24.60
38.92
41.04
43.00
44.84
48.97
1.000
1.700
52.62
2.268
2.758
3.195
3.593
3.960
4.303
4.626
4.931
5.501
6.026
6.514
6.972
7.407
7.819-
8.213
8.404
15.82
16.83
17.79
19.57
21.20
22.72
24 14
25.48
28.56
31.34
33.89
36.26
38.48
40.58
44.47
48.04
51.36
54.46
57.40
62.85
67.85
9.928
10.19
7249
76.85
80.96
90.39
98.90
1477
15.78
17.67
1943
21:09
22.67
24.18
27.02
29 67
32.17
34 54
36.80
42.05
46.94
51.48
55.75
59.80
63.68
7097
77.37
84.18
90.26
96.07
107.0
117.2
126.8
135.9
144.7
165.0
1837
80%
1.000
1.800
2.502
3.142
3.738
4.299
4834
5.346
5.839
6315
7.227
8092
8.920
9.716
10.48
11.23
11.95
12.31
14.02
15.64
17.19
18.68
20.12
22.87
25.47
27.96
30.35
32.65
27.05
41.22
45.20
49.03
52.72
61.47
69.66
77.43
84.85
91.97
98.85
112.0
124.4
136.3
1477
158.7
1797
199.6
218.6
236.8
254.4
296.1
335.2
85%
1.000
1.850
2.623
3.345
4031
4.688
5.322
5.936
6.533
7.316
8.244
9.331
10.38
11.41
12.40
13.38
14.33
14.80
17.09
19.29
21.43
23.50
25.51
29.41
33.17
36.80
40.32
43.75
50.39
56.78
62.95
68.95
74.79
88.83
102.2
115.1
127.6
139.7
151.5
174.2
196.1
217.3
237.9
257.9
296.6
333.9
369.9
4049
438.9
520.8
598.9
90%
1.000
1.900
2.746
3.556
4339
5.101
5845
6.574
7.290
7.994
9.374
10.72
12.04
13.33
14.61
15.86
17.10
17.71
20.73
2367
26.54
29.37
32.14
37.57
42.87
48.05
53.14
58.14
67.93
77.46
86.80
95.96
105.0
126.9
148.2
169.0
189.3
209.2
228.8
267,1
304.5
341.0
376.9
4122
481.2
5484
614.2
678.8
7423
897.0
1047
95%
1.000
1950
2.872
3.774
4662
5.538
6.404
7.261
8111
8.955
10.62
12.27
1391
15.52
17.13
18.72
20.31
21.10
25.00
28.86
32.68
36.47
40.22
47.65
54.99
62.25
69.45
76.59
90.71
104.7
118.5
132.1
145.7
179.2
212.2
244 8
277.0
309.0
340.6
403.3
465.3
526.5
587.2
647.4
766.6
884.2
1001
1116
1230
1513
1791

Transcribed Image Text:You've just completed a pilot run of 10 units of a major product and found the processing time for each unit was as follows: Use Exhibit
6.4 and Exhibit 6.5.
UNIT
NUMBER
1
2
3
4
5
6
19
7
8
9
10
TIME (HOURS)
970
640
420
380
320
250
220
a. According to the pilot run, what would you estimate the learning rate to be? (Do not round Intermediate calculations. Round your
answer to the nearest whole percent.)
Time taken
207
190
190
Estimated learning rate
Time taken
b. Based on (a), how much time would it take for the next 190 units, assuming no loss of learning? (Round your answer to the nearest
whole number.)
hours
%
c. How much time would It take to make the 1,000th unit? (Round your answer to the nearest whole number.)
hours
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