Operations and Supply Chain Management, 9th Edition WileyPLUS Registration Card + Loose-leaf Print Companion
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Author: Roberta S. Russell
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Chapter 8, Problem 10P
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To draw: The number of rooms that newly hired housekeepers have to clean before it can be done in 32 minutes. Also to determine the number of work days required before the housekeeper is fully proficient
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Human resource is one of the major resource of an organization like any other resource such as capital and raw material. Human resource of an organization includes the individuals who work for the organization. Employees working in the organization are the human resource.
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data gathering and statistical analysis. In the past, the firm has assigned each project to a single member of its highly trained professional staff. This person would both gather and analyze the data Using this approach, an experienced person can complete an average of 10 such projects in an eight-hour day. The firm's management is thinking of assigning two people to each project in order to allow them to specialize and become more efficient The process would require the data gatherer to fill out a matrix on the computer, check it and transmit it to the statistical analysis program for the analyst
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Suppose a manufacturer of copiers has concluded that an 82% learning curve applies to the time a beginning service technician takes to diagnose a faulty copying machine. The estimated time the technician takes to install the first copier is 3.2 hrs.
Estimate how long will the technician take to diagnose the 10th copier.
Plot the learning curve (include time estimates of 50 units in your plot).
If another technician has an estimated learning curve of 80%, which technician is expected to learn faster?
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