There are four shifts at the Duff factory each shift has strengths and weaknesses as it comes to beer production measured in both time and quality. Below are two charts showing the length of time it takes each shift to make each batch of beer and the quality rating for each batch (top score of 100). Given the following information assign shift to beer variations to optimize efficiency and rating. Also, how long will it take each shift to complete their batch? Based on the production strategy identified previously how would you adjust the shifts? For example, if a demand strategy was chosen what shift would you eliminate during low points? How did you reach that conclusion?

Time required in Hours

Variation-------------- Shift 1...Shift 2....Shift 3....Shift 4

Duff Swill -------------- 3---------- 5----------- 4----------- 3

Duff Original------------ 2-------- 1---------- 2----------- 2

Duff 200----------------- 3---------- 4--------- 2----------- 2

Rating

Duff Swill-------------- 89------ 95------- 83---------- 84

Duff Original ---------88------ 80 --------96--------- 85

Duff 200-------------- 87------ 92--------- 82---------- 84

Answer rating: 100% (QA)

Time for each shift 3 4 2 2 114 275 avg Shift 1 2 3 4 respectively 89 96 92 84 shift 4 To... View the full answer