Operations Management: Processes and Supply Chains (11th Edition)
Operations Management: Processes and Supply Chains (11th Edition)
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780133872132
Author: Lee J. Krajewski, Manoj K. Malhotra, Larry P. Ritzman
Publisher: PEARSON
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Introduction: The learning rate or learning curve states that the total experience gained by a worker will help in reducing the time consumed to perform a task as cumulative output increases twofold.

To compute:the time to assemble the windows on manual line by considering learning rate.

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Summary Introduction

Introduction: The learning rate or learning curve states that the total experience gained by a worker will help in reducing the time consumed to perform a task as cumulative output increases twofold.

To calculate:the time to assemble the windows on semi-automatic line by considering learning rate.

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