Operations Management
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Author: Jay Heizer
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Chapter E, Problem 26P
Summary Introduction
To determine: The learning curve.
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.
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Problem 4
A cell phone company is interested in submitting an order for 20 units of a certain cell phone
prototype. The costs of the first 10 units that Magic Corporation has built of the cell phone
prototype are listed below.
UNIT
NUMBER
1
2
3
4
5
COST
$200
$170
$140
$122
$122
UNIT
NUMBER
6
7
8
9
10
COST
$80
$74
$70
$65
$62
a. What would be a good learning rate estimate for the cell phone prototype?
b. Assuming that learning continues, what is the expected total cost of the 20 cell
phones purchase order?
c. What is a good estimate of the cost for the 20th unit?
Name three approches that are used to solve the learning curve problems ?
Chapter E Solutions
Operations Management
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