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16.6A 120-cy/hr maximum output pump is used to place the concrete for a 200-cy slab. The concrete is supplied by 8-cy truck mixers arriving at the site in 12-min intervals. The concrete batch plant is located 5 miles from the site. Average truck speed is 30 mph. Each truck mixer takes, on average, 10 min to discharge. The placement crew size is seven workers. Average worker output is 5 cy of concrete per hour. (a) How long will the operation take? (b) How can the operation be reorganized more effectively?

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