Operations Management: Sustainability and Supply Chain Management (12th Edition)
Operations Management: Sustainability and Supply Chain Management (12th Edition)
12th Edition
ISBN: 9780134130422
Author: Jay Heizer, Barry Render, Chuck Munson
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 15, Problem 4CS
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Case summary:

The case deals about the store that manufactures old 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 the four are able to do all the 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:

Preparation Assembly Finishing Packaging
Person T 100 60 90 25
Person G 80 80 60 10
Person L 110 90 80 10
Person C 120 70 100 25
Person R 110 80 100 10

To determine: The way to manufacture the tables using four or five employees.

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