In: Operations Management
you have a contract to produce 20 defibrillators and are on a 90% learning curve. the first defibrillator required 90 minutes to assemble and test. how long will it take to complete all 20 units?
a. approx 30 hr
b. approx 20 hr
c. approx 14 hr 46 min
d. approx 12 hr 42 min
We will use learning curve table to arrive at required answer .
Given are following details :
Time taken for 1st defibrillator = 90 minutes
Learning curve = 90%
Using data from learning curve table , time to complete all 20 units = 1315 minutes = 21.91 hours ( i.e. approx. 20 hours )
ANSWER : b ) approx. 20 hours |