As described in Chapter 11 by David A. Ammons and Dale J. Roenigk. 2022. Tools for Decision Making: A Practical Guide for Local Government. The administrative aide work has the vehicle maintenance parts room at the city of Weber on the brink of some significant changes; see Figures 1 and 2 below:

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Percent of Total Hours Chart Area Jpervision 3.8% Administration and miscellaneous 2.3%% Distributes parts 7.0% Recieves and stocks parts 3.0% Rebuilt parts control 0.0% Orders new parts 3.3% Updates computer records 5.86 Inventory maintenance 0.0% Discards old tires 1.5%% Distributes tires to mechanics 1.86 Receives and stocks tires 3.0% Tire control 0.0% Distributes parts to mechanics 24.39% Receives and stocks parts 17 3% New vehicle parts distribution 0.0% Selects vendor, places order 5.595 Compares vendor prices 12.3% Reviews orders, specifications 9.5% New vehide parts purchases 0.0% 0% 1% 2%% 3%% 436 5% 6%% 7%% 8%% 9% 10% 1196 1296 139% 149% 1596 169% 179% 1896 199% 209% 219% 22% 23% 24% 25% 269%Chapter 11 explains how to perform a work distribution analysis to assess whether actual work aligns with identified priorities The example in the chapter is for the municipality of Weber and looks at work distribution in the vehicle parts room. Total Parts Parts Stores Stores Process/Task Description Percent of Parts Stores Buyer 1 Buyer 2 Staff Total Hours Person 4 Clerk 1 Clerk 2 Clerk 3 New vehicle parts purchases 0 0.0% Reviews orders, specifications 38 9.5% 10 18 Compares vendor prices 49 12.3% 25 16 Selects vendor, places order 22 5.5% 5 6 New vehicle parts distribution 0 0.0% Receives and stocks parts 69 17.3% 7 Distributes parts to mechanics 97 24.3% Tire control 0 0.0% Receives and stocks tires 12 3.0% Distributes tires to mechanics 7 1.8% Discards old tires 6 1.5% Inventory maintenance 0 0.0% Updates computer records 23 5.8% 4 7 Orders new parts 13 3.3% 10 Rebuilt parts control 0 0.0% Recieves and stocks parts 12 3.0% 12 Distributes parts 28 7.0% 28 Administration and miscellaneous 9 2.3% 5 4 Supervision 3.8% 10 5 Total staff hours per week 400 100.0% 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40 40