Question: No longer need an answer to this. Please answer my other pending questions. Thank you :) Consider the deli process that we discussed in class

No longer need an answer to this. Please answer my other pending questions. Thank you :)

Consider the deli process that we discussed in class consisting of 3 stations: Take orders, Pick orders and Pack orders. What is the current max throughput rate of the process if the processing times for taking, picking and packing are 2 minutes, 5 minutes and 3 minutes, respectively? Assume that each station has a designated worker.

10/hour

20/hour

12/hour

30/hour

6/hour

Considering the deli process described before, which of the following changes will result in the highest throughput rate

Group of answer choices

Shifting 2 minutes of work from Pick orders to Take orders

Adding 1 more worker to Take orders

Adding 1 more worker to Pick orders

Adding 1 more worker to Pack orders

Shifting 1 minute of work from Pick orders to Take orders

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