Practical Management Science
Practical Management Science
6th Edition
ISBN: 9781337406659
Author: WINSTON, Wayne L.
Publisher: Cengage,
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.A team of 10 unloaders is employed in good reception bay of a
large warehouse. During an 8 hour day 40 lorries arrive and it
takes the team 10 minutes to unload each lorry. Each team
member is paid RM3 per hour and it costs RM10 per hour to keep
lorries waiting. Studies show that increasing the team to 14 men
would reduce the unloading time to 7 minutes.
Would it be worthwhile increasing the team to 14?
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Transcribed Image Text:.A team of 10 unloaders is employed in good reception bay of a large warehouse. During an 8 hour day 40 lorries arrive and it takes the team 10 minutes to unload each lorry. Each team member is paid RM3 per hour and it costs RM10 per hour to keep lorries waiting. Studies show that increasing the team to 14 men would reduce the unloading time to 7 minutes. Would it be worthwhile increasing the team to 14?
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