Problem $2$: Brian Air

Brian Air $is$ a low$-cost$ airline that operates mainly $in$ Europe. Every year, they need $to$ recruit new pilots, due $to$ its growth and also $to$ some $of$ their own pilots retiring. The selection process involves three steps. The recruiting operates $24$ hours every day.

$CV$ screening: $it$ takes $2$ minutes $to$ screen $an$ application, and two employees are staffed for this job. Only $12\%$ applications move $to$ the next step.

Phone Interview: $it$ takes $30$ minutes $to$ interview a candidate, and $2$ employees are staffed $at$ this step. Only $30\%of$ the candidates proceed $to$ the next step.

Practice test: each candidate flies a plane, under supervision, for $40$ minutes. The company reserves $1$ plane and $1$ supervisor for this test. There $isa20$ minute downtime $in$ between flights $to$ account safety and cleaning procedures. $60\%of$ the candidates are extended $an$ offer. All offers are accepted.

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Question $1$

$In$ a typical year, the company processes $1200$ applications. What $is$ the bottleneck $of$ this hiring process?

$1$ point

Practice Test

$CV$ Screening

Interview

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Question $2$

This year, applications are down $to850.$ What $is$ the bottleneck?

$1$ point

Practice Test

$CV$ Screening

Interview

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Question $3$

Assume the objective $isto$ hire $5$ pilots every year for the foreseeable future. How many applications should Brian Air start with every year? You can use non$-$integer numbers for your computations. $(Please$ write your answer $in$ this format $000\mathrm{.}000)$

$1$ point

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