EBK PRINCIPLES OF OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
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Chapter 15, Problem 2CS
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Company OW manufactures Oregon tables. There are four employees (Person T, Person G, Person L, and Person C), who deal with the operations such as preparation, assembly, finishing, and packaging. Each one would deal with a specific operation. However, all four are able to do all four operations. Person R is hired to perform major duties and help when the employees are absent. The time taken by each employee to perform every task is as follows:
To determine: The way to manufacture the tables using Person R.
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