Operations Management
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Author: CACHON, Gérard, Terwiesch, Christian
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Chapter 8, Problem 14CQ
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To identify: The impact of Takt time on the employee requirement.
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. If the takt time increases, the operation requires:a. more workers.b. fewer workers.
If the demand rate increases, the takt time:a. increases.b. decreases.
While setting the cycle time as the maximum possible will result in more output rate
a. TRUE
O b. FALSE
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