You Are About to Undertake Manufacture of a Labour-Intensive Electronics

question 104

Essay

You are about to undertake manufacture of a labour-intensive electronics component. The first unit took 300 hours. You are not sure whether the learning rate is 70% or 80%. The initial phase of the contract calls for 6 of these components.
a. How much time will it take to complete all six at 70% learning?
b. How much time will it take to complete all six at 80% learning?

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Definitions:

Managers

Individuals in an organization responsible for directing and overseeing the work of a group of employees.

Emotional Dissonance

The conflict or incongruity between one's experienced emotions and the emotions one displays in accordance with societal or occupational roles.

Surface Acting

A behavioral concept where individuals fake or modify their external expressions or emotions to meet certain expectations.

Deep Acting

An emotional labor strategy where individuals attempt to feel the emotions they are supposed to display, rather than just superficially acting them out.