Table 5.4 The Superior Management Company Assembles Muffalettas in the Big Easy

Multiple Choice

Table 5.4
The Superior Management Company assembles muffalettas in The Big Easy. The steps to making a world class sandwich and the time required (in seconds) for each step are shown in the table.

-Customers demand muffalettas at the rate of 24 sandwiches per hour. Use the information in Table 5.4 to determine the minimum number of work stations needed to achieve exactly the output rate of customer demand.

A) 4
B) 5
C) 6
D) 7