In the example above, the operations manager in charge of the process re-allocates the work at each
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In the example above, the operations manager in charge of the process re-allocates the work at each stage to improve the ‘balance’ of the process. Now each stage has an average of 64 minutes of work. Also, the work-inprogress in front of Stages B, C and D is 75, 80 and 82 units respectively. How has this changed the throughput efficiency of the process?
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To assess the change in throughput efficiency of the process we can calculate the throughput efficiency before and after the work reallocation Throughput efficiency is typically measured as the ratio ...View the full answer
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ISBN: 9780273708476
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Authors: Nigel Slack, Stuart Chambers, Robert Johnston
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