GMS 401 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Production Planning, Estimation Theory, Capacity Planning
8 Dec 2012
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Learning usually occurs when humans are involved; this is a basic consideration in the design of work systems. It is important to be able to predict how learning will affect task times and costs. Workers exhibit pattern of learning in manufacturing operations through experience. The time to manufacture a product drops as more units are produced to a point then the curve levels off. The degree of improvement and the number of tasks needed to realize the major portion of the improvement is a function of the task being done. If the task is short and somewhat routine, only a modest amount of improvement is likely to occur, and it generally occurs during the first few repetitions. If the task is fairly complex and has a longer duration, improvements will occur over a longer interval (i. e. , a larger number of repetitions).
