Figure 5. Illustrations of the Effects of Travel and Loading Time 



in Assembly, using a One-load Complement, a Three-load Complement, 



and a Five-load Complement, Band III, 5,000 Pound Density Level. 



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a. Excluding truck driving time. 



b. In each case one foreman, one driver, and one to eight pickup laborers. 



NOTE: This figure does not show total time required to assemble Band III. 



pound point rather than a large crew, the total loading time will be 

 greater. This increased loading time will tie up trucks for longer periods 

 at the farm and reduce the opportunity for the trucks to make more 

 trips per day. As the crew size increases, the number of man hours re- 

 quired in loading at the farm decreases. However, as crew size increases 



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