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A 120 cy per hr maximum output pump is used to place the concrete for a 200 cy slab.  The...

A 120 cy per hr maximum output pump is used to place the concrete for a 200 cy slab.  The concrete is supplied by 8 cy transit-mix trucks arriving to the site on 12 min intervals.  The concrete batch plant is located 5 miles from the site.  Average truck speed is 30 mph.  Each transit-mix truck takes, on average, 10 min to discharge.  The placement crew size is 7 workers.  Average worker output is 5 cy of concrete per hr.  (a) How long will the operation take?  (b) How can the operation be reorganized more effectively?

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