A furniture maker has an order for 51 identical tables If th

A furniture maker has an order for 51 identical tables. If the furniture maker estimates his learning curve at 82% and can reach steady production of 6 hours per table on the 7th table, how long should it take to make all the tables? Express your answer in hours to the nearest whole hour.

Solution

We will use Standard Learning curve table to answer the question

Given are:

Time required to produce 7^th table = 6 hours

Learning rate = 82 %

Working backwards and using data of learning curve table :

Time required to produce 1^st unit = 10.48 hours

Cumulative time required to produce first 7 tables = 52.66 hours

Since production rate remains constant @ 6 hours per table from 8^th table to 51^st table ( 44 tables ) ,

Total time required to produce 44 tables = 6 x 44 = 264 hours

Total time it will take to make all the tables

= Time required to produce first 7 tables + Time required to produce balance 44 tables

= 52.66 + 264

= 316.66 hours ( 317 hours rounded to nearest whole hour )

TOTAL TIME REQUIRED WILL BE 317 HOURS

TOTAL TIME REQUIRED WILL BE 317 HOURS