A Grocery Store Is Trying to Determine How Many Checkouts

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Essay

A grocery store is trying to determine how many checkouts per hour its cashiers should perform. The checkout consists of three components; checking, bagging, and payment. A cashier was rated as 80%, 120%, and 95% on the three different components respectively. If a stopwatch timed her as averaging 20 seconds for each component and the store wants a 10% allowance calculate the total standard time.

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Definitions:

Cooperation

A process where individuals, organizations, or countries work together towards common goals or interests.

Resource Dependency

A theory that organizations depend on external resources to function, and their strategies are designed to acquire and maintain these resources.

Closed Systems

Organizations or processes that are self-contained and do not interact or exchange matter with their environment.

Three Needs

A psychological theory suggesting there are three primary needs that motivate human behavior: the need for achievement, affiliation, and power.