Given the Following Chart of Jobs Assigned with Johnson's Rule

question 68

Essay

Given the following chart of jobs assigned with Johnson's rule suppose that all the jobs (A, B, C, etc) could be evenly divided into two tasks (such as A1 and A2, B1 and B2, etc). Suppose job B is divided into jobs B1 and B2, each with a body work time of 4.5 hours and a paint time of 2 hours. How much is makespan reduced by this splitting of B?

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Definitions:

Marketing Mix

The set of actions, or tactics, that a company uses to promote its brand or product in the market, traditionally defined as the 4Ps: Product, Price, Place, and Promotion.

Environmental Forces

External factors, such as social, economic, technological, competitive, and regulatory considerations, that affect a business's operations and performance.

Controllable Factors

Elements of the marketing mix (product, price, place, promotion) that a company can directly manage and adjust.

Marketing Mix

A set of controllable tools that a firm uses to produce a response in its target market, typically involving the four Ps: Product, Price, Place, and Promotion.