Question

2. Dell Corporation is looking to increase productivity of its laptop assembly line in Juarez, Mexico. They are currently experiencing a unit/labor hour productivity ratio of .52 and most of their other plants are achieving .62 or better. The new plant manager promised immediate improvement. Here is the current week's data: Units produced in a five day work week = 4,612 60 workers on the 1 shift (8 hour shift) 60 workers on the 2nd shift (8 hour shift) 50 workers on the 3rd shift (8 hour shift) Units/labor hour for the current week:

Answer 1

Total number of Labours = 60+60+50 = 170 Number hours worked in a day = 8 hours Number of hours worked in week out a worker = 8 x 5 = 40 hours Total number of Labour hours of 1700 I workers - 40 X 170 Y = 6800 unit produced in a week = 4612 Units /kaboud hour - 4612 6800 = 0.678