Practical Operations Management
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Author: Simpson
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Chapter 6, Problem 1.3Q
Summary Introduction
Case Summary:
An IT firm BT tech has acquired a contract to supply memory board to a large electronics manufacturer. To accomplish such a huge contract in time, the company must set up an assembly line to produce the products at the rate of 300 boards per hour. Every task has been named in alphabetical-numeric order and has provided the time to every workstation.
Interpretation:
The efficiency of the design along with the workstation that has the idlest time.
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