Operations Management: Sustainability and Supply Chain Management (12th Edition)
12th Edition
ISBN: 9780134130422
Author: Jay Heizer, Barry Render, Chuck Munson
Publisher: PEARSON
expand_more
expand_more
format_list_bulleted
Concept explainers
Question
Chapter E, Problem 23P
a)
Summary Introduction
To determine: The learning curve rate.
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.
b)
Summary Introduction
To determine: The length of time for completing the 48th report.
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.
Expert Solution & Answer
Want to see the full answer?
Check out a sample textbook solution
Students have asked these similar questions
Help me with this pratice problem and please specific on what you do. Provide images or videos for help
The service times for a new data entry clerk have been measured and sequentially recorded as shown below.
Report
Time (minutes)
Report
Time (minutes)
1
66
45
2
56
7
44
3
53
8
41
4
48
5
47
The doubling rate based on the given information are:
(Round all numerical responses in table below to one decimal place.)
Doubling Period
1 to 2
Learning Rate (%)
2 to 4
3 to 6
4 to 8
a) The approximate learning curve rate = % (round your response to the nearest whole number).
b) Using an 85% learning curve rate and the above times, the time to complete report number 48 =
minutes (round your response to two decimal places).
Hi, I need help solving this OM problem. Thank you!
Chapter E Solutions
Operations Management: Sustainability and Supply Chain Management (12th Edition)
Ch. E - Prob. 1DQCh. E - Prob. 2DQCh. E - Prob. 3DQCh. E - Prob. 4DQCh. E - Prob. 5DQCh. E - Prob. 6DQCh. E - Prob. 7DQCh. E - Prob. 8DQCh. E - Prob. 1PCh. E - Prob. 2P
Ch. E - Prob. 3PCh. E - Prob. 4PCh. E - Prob. 5PCh. E - Prob. 6PCh. E - Prob. 7PCh. E - Prob. 8PCh. E - Prob. 9PCh. E - Prob. 10PCh. E - Prob. 11PCh. E - Prob. 12PCh. E - Prob. 13PCh. E - Suad Alwan, the purchasing agent for Dubai...Ch. E - Prob. 15PCh. E - Prob. 16PCh. E - Regional Power owns 25 small power generating...Ch. E - Prob. 18PCh. E - Prob. 19PCh. E - Prob. 20PCh. E - Prob. 21PCh. E - Prob. 22PCh. E - Prob. 23PCh. E - Prob. 24PCh. E - Prob. 25PCh. E - Using the accompanying log-log graph, answer the...Ch. E - Prob. 1CSCh. E - Prob. 2CSCh. E - Prob. 3CS
Knowledge Booster
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, operations-management and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.Similar questions
- 398 not answerarrow_forwardNonearrow_forwardSally suspects strongly that there is a learning curve associated with solving problems assigned for operations management. She notes that it took her approximately 33 minutes to solve the first problem and 17 minutes to solve the fifth problem. (A) Estimate Sally's learning percentage: (B) Using your answer from part A, estimate how long it will take Sally to finish the three remaining problems. Explain and show your answer.arrow_forward
- The United Mutual and Accident Insurance Company has alarge pool of clerical employees who process insuranceapplication forms on networked computers. When thecompany hires a new clerical employee, it takes that personabout 48 minutes to process a form. The learning curve forthis job is 88%, but no additional learning will take placeafter about the 100th form is processed. United Mutual hasrecently acquired a smaller competitor that will add 800new forms per week to its clerical pool. If an employeeworks six hours per day (excluding breaks, meals, and soon) per five-day week, how many employees would behired to absorb the extra workload?arrow_forwardBerringer Designs hired a graphic artist. It is estimated that the artist's learning rate is at 70% and her first quarter's output amounted to 300 relatively equal job outputs, which took her a total of 50 hours to complete. Output is expected to double in every succeeding quarter. By the 5th quarter, based on learning curve estimates, what should the artist's average time (in hours) be for the units of output? Multiple Choice 17.15 hours 3.5 hours 12.005 hours 6.9 hours None of the answers is correctarrow_forward(a) What is a technique for estimating the percent of the time a worker spends on various tasks? A) stopwatch time study B) simultaneous motion study C) work sampling D) standard elemental (historical) times E) predetermined (published) time standards (b) A bank manager wants to determine the percent of the time the bank's tellers are working and idle. He decides to use work sampling, and his initial estimate is that the tellers are idle 22% of the time. Approximately how many observations should be taken to be 95% confident that the results will not be more than 5% away from the true result? A)6 B) 16 C) 203 D) 264 E) 246arrow_forward
- A contractor is preparing a bid to install swimming pools at a new housing addition. The estimated time to build the first pool is 38 hours. The contractor estimates an 80 percent learning rate. Using POM for Windows or OM Explorer, how long do you estimate the time required to install the sixth pool? The time required to install the sixth pool is enter your response herehours. (Enter your response rounded to two decimal places.) Part 2 What is your estimate of the total time for all six pools? The total time for all six pools is enter your response here hours. (Enter your response rounded to two decimal places.)arrow_forwardA) A company working on an 80 percent learning curve has decided that the production standard should be 90 hours the first unit? Show detailed solution i of production for the 128th unit. How much time should be required for B) In a job shop, effective capacity in only 50 percent of design capacity, and actual output is 90 percent of effective of 9 jobs per weeks? Show detailed solution capacity. What design capacity would be needed to achieve an actual output C) You are an engineer who has been assigned a task to perform a HAZOP (Hazard and Operability) study on a Reactor used as main equipment in a certain chemical production plant. i. What are the steps to be followed to perform this study? ii. Use a table to give an example of the parameters, related guide words and deviations that could be used to develop this study.arrow_forwardYou have been designated as a performance improvement trainer for an acute care hospital and have been assigned the task of outlining training priorities for the organization. Describe training priorities you would recommend for the organization.arrow_forward
- Craig, a human resource manager at Miller Financial Inc., is being promoted from an operational role in the human resource department to a strategic role. Which of the following best describes the change in Daniel's role? Moving from helping to define the strategy to processing legal paperwork and performing other clerical duties Moving from processing legal paperwork and performing other clerical duties to helping to define the strategy Moving from processing legal paperwork and performing other clerical duties to managing day-to-day operations Moving from managing the day-to-day operations to helping to define the strategyarrow_forwardExercise(1):Given =85% _1=120hrs Labor cost =17$ per hour If the company policy is to charge the customer 3 times the Labor cost 1-Find average price per unit for the first 10 units Using Learning Curve Table 2-Find average price per Unit for two cases :(a)the first 10 units if LR=70% and (b)the first 5 units if LR=90%arrow_forwardLeading refers to guiding the efforts of human resources to ensure high levels of task accomplishment. True Falsearrow_forward
arrow_back_ios
SEE MORE QUESTIONS
arrow_forward_ios
Recommended textbooks for you
Practical Management ScienceOperations ManagementISBN:9781337406659Author:WINSTON, Wayne L.Publisher:Cengage,
Operations ManagementOperations ManagementISBN:9781259667473Author:William J StevensonPublisher:McGraw-Hill Education
Operations and Supply Chain Management (Mcgraw-hi...Operations ManagementISBN:9781259666100Author:F. Robert Jacobs, Richard B ChasePublisher:McGraw-Hill Education
Purchasing and Supply Chain ManagementOperations ManagementISBN:9781285869681Author:Robert M. Monczka, Robert B. Handfield, Larry C. Giunipero, James L. PattersonPublisher:Cengage Learning
Production and Operations Analysis, Seventh Editi...Operations ManagementISBN:9781478623069Author:Steven Nahmias, Tava Lennon OlsenPublisher:Waveland Press, Inc.
Practical Management Science
Operations Management
ISBN:9781337406659
Author:WINSTON, Wayne L.
Publisher:Cengage,
Operations Management
Operations Management
ISBN:9781259667473
Author:William J Stevenson
Publisher:McGraw-Hill Education
Operations and Supply Chain Management (Mcgraw-hi...
Operations Management
ISBN:9781259666100
Author:F. Robert Jacobs, Richard B Chase
Publisher:McGraw-Hill Education
Purchasing and Supply Chain Management
Operations Management
ISBN:9781285869681
Author:Robert M. Monczka, Robert B. Handfield, Larry C. Giunipero, James L. Patterson
Publisher:Cengage Learning
Production and Operations Analysis, Seventh Editi...
Operations Management
ISBN:9781478623069
Author:Steven Nahmias, Tava Lennon Olsen
Publisher:Waveland Press, Inc.