1. Based on Susan€™s observations, determine how long it actually takes Sam to produce a Navigator III.
2. If direct labor is assessed at $18 per hour, what would the labor savings per Navigator III be if all the employees used the same method that Sam uses?
3. If Frank€™s Fabricators produces 20,000 Navigator IIIs each month, what are the potential annual savings by using Sam€™s method for element 6?
4. Why do you think Sam is reluctant to share his method improvement for element 6 with the company?
5. Do standard times inhibit process improvement?
6. How can you ensure that employees will share timesaving improvements?
7. From an employee€™s perspective, why wouldn€™t you share a process improvement with the company?

Frank Jones, the owner of Frank€™s Fabricators, has collected the following information to develop a standard time for producing the Navigator III, a universal remote control. All of the times are inminutes.

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Elements Observations Cycle 1 Cycle 2 Cycle 3 Cycle 4 Cycle 5 1 110 3.00 0.92 1.23 146 180 0.88 1.30 1.64 1.78 1.15 3.20 0.85 .26 155 1.76 0.88 1.33 1.52 1.80 1.07 3.10 0.90 .28 1.62 1.82 0.94 1.30 1.60 1.82 1.08 1.16 9 Rating Factor 0.95 0.90 1.05 1.0 0.85 1.10 Frequenc acr110 310 08826 164 1.00 0.50 1.0 1.0 1.0