Operations Management
Operations Management
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780132921145
Author: Jay Heizer
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter E, Problem 10P

a)

Summary Introduction

To determine: The time required for fourth machine for a learning rate of 95%.

Introduction:

Learning curve:

Learning curve is based on the premise that when a person is repeating a task or job again and again, the performance of the person on that job or task will improve. It will depict relationship between cost and output over a definitive period of time.

Doubling effect:

The concept is that each time when an output is doubled, the time it took to develop the doubled unit will be x% of the time it took to produce the base unit. Here ’x’ is the learning curve rate.

b)

Summary Introduction

To determine: The time required for fourth machine for a learning rate of 87%.

Introduction:

Learning curve:

Learning curve is based on the premise that when a person is repeating a task or job again and again, the performance of the person on that job or task will improve. It will depict relationship between cost and output over a definitive period of time.

Doubling effect:

The concept is that each time when an output is doubled, the time it took to develop the doubled unit will be x% of the time it took to produce the base unit. Here ’x’ is the learning curve rate.

c)

Summary Introduction

To determine: The time required for fourth machine for a learning rate of 72%.

Introduction:

Learning curve:

Learning curve is based on the premise that when a person is repeating a task or job again and again, the performance of the person on that job or task will improve. It will depict relationship between cost and output over a definitive period of time.

Doubling effect:

The concept is that each time when an output is doubled, the time it took to develop the doubled unit will be x% of the time it took to produce the base unit. Here ’x’ is the learning curve rate.

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