Second Shift: Production on a second-shift operation is possible only in a firm's home-area plant (see Chapter 7). Enter the number of production lines that will be producing on the second shift and the number of hours that are to be scheduled per week.
Limits
Lines: 0 to maximum number of lines available in home area
Hours: 0, 40 to 48
Note: Lines scheduled + lines idled + lines deactivated must be equal to the number of lines available.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Second-shift lines are not available and may not be scheduled until workers for the shift have been trained according to paragraph 2 under Operations Decisions--"Investment in Production Facilities and Equipment." An entry must be made under New Lines in the Construction section of the form one quarter before second-shift lines may be scheduled for production.
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