LUBCO Inc. has opened a new plant to expand production of a compound that is experiencing increased industrial use. You are the production manager of the new plant, which is supposed to be capable of twice the rate of output of the old plant and of a slightly lower processing cost per gallon. Just when you thought things were going great, you received the following memo from Pete Duncan, the vice-president of production for the company:

Dear What the___is going on over there? | put you in charge of the new plant because | thought you could handle it best. But look at the mess your factory is in. The production performance for Compound Aé62 is erratic.

Look at the numbers: TLK=2