Tasty Tim’s is a specialty taco restaurant. The following tasks are required for the successful assembly of a Tasty taco (times are in seconds per taco): Chop and trim meat – 30 Chop vegetables – 20 Grill meat – 240 Grill vegetables – 180 Prepare toppings - Lettuce - 10 - Tomato - 15 - Guacamole - 40 Assemble taco - Add meat - 5 - Add vegetables - 5 - Add cheese - 5 - Add toppings - 10 Wrap taco - 20 During the lunch hour, Tasty Tim’s encounters demand for 120 tacos. A) What is the labor content of one of Tasty Tim’s tacos? B) What is the Takt time (in seconds/unit) takt time for Tasty Tim’s taco shop? C) In an ideal world, how many workers should Tim hire to make tacos? D) During off-peak afternoon hours, demand at Tasty Tim’s drops to 40 tacos each hour. How many employees should Tim schedule to work during the afternoon? Again, ignore any effects of idle time or inefficiency due to poor line balancing.

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Tasty Tim’s

Tasty Tim’s is a specialty taco restaurant. The following tasks are required for the successful assembly of a Tasty taco (times are in seconds per taco):

  • Chop and trim meat – 30
  • Chop vegetables – 20
  • Grill meat – 240
  • Grill vegetables – 180
  • Prepare toppings

- Lettuce - 10

- Tomato - 15

- Guacamole - 40

  • Assemble taco

- Add meat - 5

- Add vegetables - 5

- Add cheese - 5

- Add toppings - 10

  • Wrap taco - 20

During the lunch hour, Tasty Tim’s encounters demand for 120 tacos.

A) What is the labor content of one of Tasty Tim’s tacos?

B) What is the Takt time (in seconds/unit) takt time for Tasty Tim’s taco shop?

C) In an ideal world, how many workers should Tim hire to make tacos?

D) During off-peak afternoon hours, demand at Tasty Tim’s drops to 40 tacos each hour. How many employees should Tim schedule to work during the afternoon? Again, ignore any effects of idle time or inefficiency due to poor line balancing.

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