Susan Production Manager Local Manufacturing Company Collecting Per Unit Cycle Time Data P Q34310371

Susan is a production manager at a local manufacturing company.She has been collecting per unit cycle time data on a product andhas been able to determine that the 15th unit required 45 hours tocomplete. This product is known to follow a 66% learning curve. Sheneeds to estimate the cycle time required to complete the 1st and50th units. Please compute these values.

Expert Answer

Time required for 15th unit, T15 = 45 hours

Using learning equation, T15 = T1*r^(ln(15)/ln(2)), where T1 isthe time taken to complete the 1st unit and r is learning rate

Therefore, T1 = T15/(r^(ln(15)/ln(2))

= 45/(.66^3.907)

= 228.2 hours

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