If a Piece of Equipment Has a Mean Time Between

question 75

Multiple Choice

If a piece of equipment has a mean time between failures (MTBF) of 500 hours with a mean time to repair (MTTR) of 10 hours,then its uptime or average availability would be

• A)0.020 or 2.00%
• B)0.980 or 98.00%
• C)0.500 or 50.00%
• D)1.000 or 100.00%

Recognize the importance of work environment control (illumination, noise, temperature, air quality) for employee well-being and productivity.

Learn the distinction between job enrichment, job enlargement, and job rotation and their implications on job design.

Identify strategies for setting and using labor standards to optimize organizational performance.

Understand how feedback mechanisms and job characteristics (like autonomy and skill variety) impact job satisfaction and performance.

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