Read the Case Study in Chapter $15$ on page $634$ in your textbook and look for this case study at the bottom of the page. Study it carefully and answer the four discussion questions:

What is the fastest way to manufacture Old Oregon tables using the original crew? How many could be made per day?

Would production rates and quantities change significantly if George would allow Randy to perform one of the four functions and make one of the original crew the backup person?

What is the fastest time to manufacture a table with the original crew if Cathy is moved to either preparation or finishing?

Whoever performs the packaging function is severely under$-$utilized. Can you find a better way of utilizing the four$-$or five$-$person crew than either giving each a single job or allowing each to manufacture an entire table? How many tables could be manufactured per day with this scheme?