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The successful cat food company "El gato gordo" supplies food to most of the wholesale veterinary stores in the country. Currently, they are working on the production planning for October 2020, to be delivered at the end of that month. Based on historical information from past years, they have concluded that a production of 11,500 bags will be sufficient to meet their demands. For the month of October, the company will work 22 days, Monday through Friday, in two shifts: 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., and 4 p.m. to 12 a.m., considering one hour of lunch in each shift.   Determine the takt time in terms of production per hour and per minute.

The successful cat food company "El gato gordo" supplies food to most of the wholesale veterinary stores in the country. Currently, they are working on the production planning for October 2020, to be delivered at the end of that month. Based on historical information from past years, they have concluded that a production of 11,500 bags will be sufficient to meet their demands. For the month of October, the company will work 22 days, Monday through Friday, in two shifts: 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., and 4 p.m. to 12 a.m., considering one hour of lunch in each shift.   Determine the takt time in terms of production per hour and per minute.

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The successful cat food company "El gato gordo" supplies food to most of the wholesale veterinary stores in the country. Currently, they are working on the production planning for October 2020, to be delivered at the end of that month. Based on historical information from past years, they have concluded that a production of 11,500 bags will be sufficient to meet their demands. For the month of October, the company will work 22 days, Monday through Friday, in two shifts: 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., and 4 p.m. to 12 a.m., considering one hour of lunch in each shift.

 

Determine the takt time in terms of production per hour and per minute.

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