How much time will it take her to make all of the birds?

Yathlra
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2. Your answer to question 1 should result in a total time that exceeds 20 hours. She is thinking about which tasks to assign to a helper. Because of the skill required, she will do the cutting herself, and train someone to help with the other steps. Which task(s) should she assign to a helper? Why?
3. Susan realized that sometimes birds need to be “reworked” after the beady eyes are added. This “rework rate” for the beady eyes is 5%. How does this affect the capacity and time required for the “beady eye” step?

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Homework 2, Due March 17 An entrepreneur, Susan, makes garden art to take to craft fairs. She makes 3 types of “bird” products: hanging birds, birds without hangers (perched birds), and hanging birds with big beady eyes. The process for each type of bird is shown in the diagram below. Add hanger Inventory Finished birds Hanging birds Beady birds Cut Perched birds Add trim Wrap Add beady eyes The processing times for each activity are: Activity Cut Add hanger Add trim Add beady eyes Wrap Process Time 10 minutes 5 minutes 8 minutes 4 minutes 2 minutes In preparation of the upcoming fair, Susan needs to make 30 hanging birds, 20 beady birds, and 25 perched birds. She has budgeted a total of 20 hours to make the birds. 1. How much time will it take her to make all of the birds? 2. Your answer to question 1 should result in a total time that exceeds 20 hours. She is thinking about which tasks to assign to a helper. Because of the skill required, she will do the cutting herself, and train someone to help with the other steps. Which task(s) should she assign to a helper? Why? 3. Susan realized that sometimes birds need to be “reworked” after the beady eyes are added. This “rework rate” for the beady eyes is 5%. How does this affect the capacity and time required for the “beady eye” step? Submission Format. Provide your answers to each numbered question. Show your work in a table that follows the answers to the questions. The table should be laid out similar to the layout we used for the in-class problem. You may choose to show your work for question 3 separately. (Handwritten is OK.) Do not exceed 1 page. You may work with up to 2 other people. NO more than 3 per group.
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