(Empty System, Labor Utilization) Consider a process consisting of three resources in a worker-paced line and a wage rate of $10 per hour. Assume there is unlimited demand for the product. 11eb5ef9_7523_7e15_b1bb_f18a52a89a60_SM2997_00 a. How long does it take the process to produce 100 units starting with an empty system? b. What is the average labor content? c. What is the average labor utilization? d. What is the cost of direct labor?

Matching Supply with Demand: An Introduction to Operations Management 2nd Edition by Cachon Terwiesch

Edition 2ISBN: 978-0697811059

Matching Supply with Demand: An Introduction to Operations Management 2nd Edition by Cachon Terwiesch

Edition 2ISBN: 978-0697811059

Exercise 1

(Empty System, Labor Utilization) Consider a process consisting of three resources in a worker-paced line and a wage rate of $10 per hour. Assume there is unlimited demand for the product.

a. How long does it take the process to produce 100 units starting with an empty system?
b. What is the average labor content?
c. What is the average labor utilization?
d. What is the cost of direct labor?

Explanation

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The throughput rate of a set of resource...