A manufacturer's average WIP inventory for Part #2934 is 925 parts. The workstation produces parts at the rate of 255 parts per day. Use the Excel template Little's Law to find the average time a part spends in this workstation. Round your answer to two decimal places.    days

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A manufacturer's average WIP inventory for Part #2934 is 925 parts. The workstation produces parts at the rate of 255 parts per day. Use the Excel template Little's Law to find the average time a part spends in this workstation. Round your answer to two decimal places.

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Throughput (R)
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