How can the operation be reorganized more effectively

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A 100-cy/hr maximum output pump is used to place the concrete for a l60-cy slab. The concrete is supplied by 8-cy transit-mix trucks arriving to the site at 1 O-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, 8 min to discharge. The placement crew size is six workers. Average worker output is 4 cy of concrete per hour.

(a) How long will the operation take?

(b) How can the operation be reorganized more effectively?

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