Rockness Recycling refurbishes rundown business students. The process uses a moving belt, which carries each student through the five steps of the process in sequence. The five steps are as follows:

Step Description Time Required per Student 1 Unpack and place on belt 1.0 minute 2 Strip off bad habits 1.5 minutes 3 Scrub and clean mind 0.8 minute 4 Insert modern methods 1.0 minute 5 Polish and pack One faculty member is assigned to each of these steps. Faculty members work a 40-hour week and rotate jobs each week. Mr.
Rockness has been working on a contract from General Eclectic, which requires delivery of 2,000 refurbished students per week. A representative of the human resources department has just called complaining that the company hasn’t been receiving the agreed-upon number of students. A check of finished goods inventory by Mr.
Rockness reveals that there is no stock left. What is going on? LO11-2