Your manager asks this question with the following Problem Statement. What Hypothesis do you e-mail back to them after you complete your analysis?

Please include:

If we (one or more ideas)

Then we

Change Cost of Labor FROM ___ TO ___

Change Flow Rate FROM ___ TO ___

Because (explain why you made these changes)

Are our tasks allocated to best utilize our labor? Consider moving tasks.

Remember, we dont need more Flow Rate.

Actual: Cost of Labor is $____ per toothbrush.

Future: Cost of Labor is less than $1.20 per toothbrush.

Impact: We are meeting Demand of 55 Toothbrush per hour. We need to cut cost.

7. The White Tooth Device Company is a manufacturer of high-end electric toothbrushes. For each toothbrush, there are a sequence of assembly steps performed by five workers. Each worker does two tasks. Workers are paid $15 per hour. Worker Task T1 T2 Time (seconds) 40 A A 25 T3 20 B B T4 15 T5 10 16 15 D T7 10 D T8 20 E 25 T9 T10 E 3 35