How many work cycles should be timed to estimate to average cycle time to within 2 precent of

the sample mean with a confidence of 99 percent if a pilot study yield these time (minuite) 5.2,
5.5, 5.8, 5.3, 5.5, and 5.1?

Answer:

Basic from the question about how many cycle to estimate is 37 cycles

Problem no.16 (351)

Work sampling study is 5 days per week, will ancompass 40 days for 10 observations.

Arrage time chronologically is

5 days 10 hour 11 minuete

46 27 4s

Day Hour Minuete

1 10 10
5 5 85
6 11 72

What were the major changes in the situation ? which changes were under the control of the
manager? Which were contolelled by worker?

Answer:

The changes was made at about the middle of the year. Productivity climbed quickly. By the end
of the year, it had leveled of at about 84% higher than during the first haft of the year, al thought
no other changes had been mode in the department or its personnel. Controllable rejects had
dropped from 23% to 1% during the same period. Absenteeism had dropped from 8% to less
than 1%. The workes had responded pos-tively to the change, and their morale was higher.