1-a. Compute the throughput time for each month. 1-b. Compute the delivery cycle time for each month. 1-c. Compute the manufacturing cycle efficiency (MCE) for each month. (Round your answers to 1 decimal place.) Month 1 Month 2 Month 3 Month 4 Throughput Time days days days days Delivery Cycle Time days days days days Manufacturing Cycle Efficiency (MCE) % tje je je % %
1-a. Compute the throughput time for each month. 1-b. Compute the delivery cycle time for each month. 1-c. Compute the manufacturing cycle efficiency (MCE) for each month. (Round your answers to 1 decimal place.) Month 1 Month 2 Month 3 Month 4 Throughput Time days days days days Delivery Cycle Time days days days days Manufacturing Cycle Efficiency (MCE) % tje je je % %
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Transcribed Image Text:DataSpan, Incorporated, automated its plant at the start of the current year and installed a flexible manufacturing system. The
company is also evaluating its suppliers and moving toward Lean Production. Many adjustment problems have been encountered,
including problems relating to performance measurement. After much study, the company has decided to use the performance
measures below, and it has gathered data relating to these measures for the first four months of operations.
Throughput time (days)
Delivery cycle time (days)
Manufacturing cycle efficiency (MCE)
Percentage of on-time deliveries
Total sales (units)
Move time per unit.
Process time per unit
Wait time per order before start of production
Queue time per unit.
Inspection time per unit
Required:
1-a. Compute the throughput time for each month.
1-b. Compute the delivery cycle time for each month.
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Management has asked for your help in computing throughput time, delivery cycle time, and MCE. The following average times have
been logged over the last four months:
Required 1
2
2
2
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2
2
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92%
87%
81%
2,060 1,972 1,871 1,800
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Month 1
Month 2
Month 3
Month 4
Month
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1-c. Compute the manufacturing cycle efficiency (MCE) for each month.
2. Evaluate the company's performance over the last four months.
Throughput Time.
days
days
days
days
2
2
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84%
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Delivery Cycle Time
days
days
days
days
1-c. Compute the manufacturing cycle efficiency (MCE) for each month.
2. Evaluate the company's performance over the last four months.
3-a. Refer to the move time, process time, and so forth, given for month 4. Assume that in month 5 the move time, process time, and so
forth, are the same as in month 4, except that through the use of Lean Production the company is able to completely eliminate the
1-a. Compute the throughput time for each month.
1-b. Compute the delivery cycle time for each month.
1-c. Compute the manufacturing cycle efficiency (MCE) for each month.
(Round your answers to 1 decimal place.)
4
Average per Month (in days)
1
2
4
0.7
3.0
23.0
4.2
0.9
3-a. Refer to the move time, process time, and so forth, given for month 4. Assume that in month 5 the move time, process time, and so
forth, are the same as in month 4, except that through the use of Lean Production the company is able to completely eliminate the
queue time during production. Compute the new throughput time and MCE.
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3-b. Refer to the move time, process time, and so forth, given for month 4. Assume in month 6 that the move time, process time, and so
forth, are again the same as in month 4, except that the company is able to completely eliminate both the queue time during
production and the inspection time. Compute the new throughpur time and MCE.
0.4
2.8
25.2
4.7
1.1
3
0.5
2.7
28.0
5.3
1.1
Manufacturing Cycle
Efficiency (MCE)
%
%
%
%
0.5
2.5
30.3
6.0
0.9
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Transcribed Image Text:Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below.
Required 1 Required 2
Required 3
Evaluate the company's performance over the last four months. (Indicate the effect of each trend by selecting "Favorable" or
"Unfavorable" or "None" for no effect (i.e., zero variance).
The Throughput Time measure displays
The Delivery cycle time measure displays
Manufacturing cycle efficiency measure displays
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< Required 1
Complete this question by entering your answers in the tabs below.
Throughput time
Manufacturing cycle efficiency (MCE)
Required 1 Required 2 Required 3
3-a. (Month 5) Refer to the move time, process time, and so forth, given for month 4. Assume that in month 5 the move
time, process time, and so forth, are the same as in month 4, except that through the use of Lean Production the company is
able to completely eliminate the queue time during production. Compute the new throughput time and MCE.
3-b. (Month 6) Refer to the move time, process time, and so forth, given for month 4. Assume in month 6 that the move
time, process time, and so forth, are again the same as in month 4, except that the company is able to completely eliminate.
both the queue time during production and the inspection time. Compute the new throughput time and MCE.
(Round your answers to 1 decimal place.)
Month 5
days
%
trends
trends
trends
Required 3 >
< Required 2
Month 6
days
%
Required 3 >
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