A job applicant is being tested for an assembly line position. Management feels that steady-state times have

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A job applicant is being tested for an assembly line position. Management feels that steady-state times have been approximately reached after 1,000 performances. Regular assembly line workers are expected to perform the task within four minutes. a If the job applicant performed the first test operation in 10 minutes and the second one in 9 minutes, should this applicant be hired?

b. What is the expected time that the job applicant would take to finish the 10th unit?

c. What is a significant limitation of this analysis?

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Operations Management For Competitive Advantage

ISBN: 1572

11th Edition

Authors: Richard B. Chase, F. Robert Jacobs

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