Scribd Logo
Upload

Welcome to Scribd!

  • 254 views

    BMGT 207 Production and Operations Management: Case 1: Learning Curve Analysis

    Uploaded by

    Dennis Alea
    1. Torri Olson-Alves and Julie Burgmeier are trainees at Baltimore Assessment Center for computer assembly. Torri took 5 hours on the 4th unit and 4 hours on the 8th unit, while Julie took 4 hours on the 3rd unit and 3 hours on the 6th unit. Based on the information given, both trainees should continue training as they have not yet reached the 1 hour threshold for the 10th unit. 2. XYZ Company is producing ski-lift gondola cars with a new learning curve of 80%. The first unit took 1,000 hours, and the production schedule estimates 38 total units over 6 months. The estimated time for the 38th

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    BMGT 207 Production and Operations Management: Case 1: Learning Curve Analysis

    Uploaded by

    Dennis Alea
    254 views2 pages
    1. Torri Olson-Alves and Julie Burgmeier are trainees at Baltimore Assessment Center for computer assembly. Torri took 5 hours on the 4th unit and 4 hours on the 8th unit, while Julie took 4 hours on the 3rd unit and 3 hours on the 6th unit. Based on the information given, both trainees should continue training as they have not yet reached the 1 hour threshold for the 10th unit. 2. XYZ Company is producing ski-lift gondola cars with a new learning curve of 80%. The first unit took 1,000 hours, and the production schedule estimates 38 total units over 6 months. The estimated time for the 38th

    Original Description:

    learning curves

    Original Title

    Case 1 Learning Curve

    Copyright

    © © All Rights Reserved

    Available Formats

    DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd

    Did you find this document useful?

    Is this content inappropriate?

    1. Torri Olson-Alves and Julie Burgmeier are trainees at Baltimore Assessment Center for computer assembly. Torri took 5 hours on the 4th unit and 4 hours on the 8th unit, while Julie took 4 hours on the 3rd unit and 3 hours on the 6th unit. Based on the information given, both trainees should continue training as they have not yet reached the 1 hour threshold for the 10th unit. 2. XYZ Company is producing ski-lift gondola cars with a new learning curve of 80%. The first unit took 1,000 hours, and the production schedule estimates 38 total units over 6 months. The estimated time for the 38th

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as docx, pdf, or txt
    254 views2 pages

    BMGT 207 Production and Operations Management: Case 1: Learning Curve Analysis

    Uploaded by

    Dennis Alea
    1. Torri Olson-Alves and Julie Burgmeier are trainees at Baltimore Assessment Center for computer assembly. Torri took 5 hours on the 4th unit and 4 hours on the 8th unit, while Julie took 4 hours on the 3rd unit and 3 hours on the 6th unit. Based on the information given, both trainees should continue training as they have not yet reached the 1 hour threshold for the 10th unit. 2. XYZ Company is producing ski-lift gondola cars with a new learning curve of 80%. The first unit took 1,000 hours, and the production schedule estimates 38 total units over 6 months. The estimated time for the 38th

    Copyright:

    © All Rights Reserved
    Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online from Scribd
    Download as docx, pdf, or txt
    You are on page 1of 2

    BMGT 207 Production and Operations Management

    Class Schedule:
    Group No.:
    Group Members:

    CASE 1: LEARNING CURVE ANALYSIS

    1. Baltimore Assessment Center screens and trains employees for a computer assembly
    firm in Towson, Maryland. The progress of all trainees is tracked and those not showing
    the proper progress are moved to less demanding programs. By the tenth repetition
    trainees must be able to complete the assembly task in 1 hour or less. Torri Olson-Alves
    has just spent 5 hours on the fourth unit and 4 hours completing their eight unit, while
    another trainee, Julie Burgmeier, took 4 hours on the third and 3 hours on the sixth unit.
    Should you encourage either or both of the trainees to continue? Why? (Show your
    analysis to justify your answer). (20 points)

    2. XYZ Company has been given the following production schedule for ski-lift gondola cars.
    This product is considerably different from any others the company has produced.
    Historically, the company’s learning rate has been 80% on large projects. The first unit
    took 1,000 hours to produce.
    Month Units Cumulative Units
    1 3 3
    2 7 10
    3 10 20
    4 12 32
    5 4 36
    6 2 38

    a. Estimate how many hours would be required to produce the 38th unit. (15 points)
    b. If the budget only provides for a maximum of 30 direct labor employees in any month
    and a total of 15,000 direct labor hours for the entire schedule, will the budget be
    adequate? Assume that each direct labor employee is productive for 150 work hours
    each month. (15 points)

    3. IQ Company is manufacturing a new digital scale for use by a large chemical company.
    The order is for 40 units. The first scale took 600 hours of direct labor. The second unit
    took 48 hours to complete: (32 pts)
    Question Points

    a. What is the learning rate? 2

    b. What is the estimated time for 40th unit? 2

    c. What is the estimated time for producing all 40 units? 2

    d. What is the average time per unit for producing the last 10 units (#31
    2
    to #40)?

    e. Compute for the labor productivity after the first 30 units are produced? 2
    f. What is the labor productivity after producing all 40 units? 2

    g. What is the increase/decrease in labor productivity if you compare (e)


    2
    and (f)?

    A learning curve is geometric with the general form Y = aXb . Y = cumulative average time
    per unit or batch. a = time taken to produce initial quantity. X = the cumulative units of
    production or,0

    You might also like

    pFad - Phonifier reborn

    Pfad - The Proxy pFad of © 2024 Garber Painting. All rights reserved.

    Note: This service is not intended for secure transactions such as banking, social media, email, or purchasing. Use at your own risk. We assume no liability whatsoever for broken pages.


    Alternative Proxies:

    Alternative Proxy

    pFad Proxy

    pFad v3 Proxy

    pFad v4 Proxy