Production and Operations Analysis, Seventh Edition
Production and Operations Analysis, Seventh Edition
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ISBN: 9781478623069
Author: Steven Nahmias, Tava Lennon Olsen
Publisher: Waveland Press, Inc.
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Chapter 1.10, Problem 32P
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To determine: The time required to produce 100,000th unit when the learning curve remains accurate.

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For the corporation XYZ, the learning curve remains constant. The number of labors hour required for the unit is 100000.

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