DataSpan, Incorporated, implemented Lean Production and would like to redesign its performance measures accordingly. It has provided the following data sets: Percentage of on-time deliveries Total sales (units) 85% 2,180 Month 3 2 77% 80% 2,087 1,980 74% 1,905 Average per Month (in days)
DataSpan, Incorporated, implemented Lean Production and would like to redesign its performance measures accordingly. It has provided the following data sets: Percentage of on-time deliveries Total sales (units) 85% 2,180 Month 3 2 77% 80% 2,087 1,980 74% 1,905 Average per Month (in days)
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Transcribed Image Text:DataSpan, Incorporated, implemented Lean Production and would like to redesign its performance measures accordingly. It has
provided the following data sets:
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
Required 2
Month 1
Month 2
Month 3
Month 4
2
85%
80%
2,180 2,087
Required 3
Month
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Throughput Time
days
days
days
days
3
77%
1,980
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.
Note: Round your answers to 1 decimal place.
Delivery Cycle Time
days
days
days
days
< Required 1
Required:
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.
2. Evaluate the company's performance over the last four months.
3-a. Refer to the data for month 4. Assume in month 5 the company uses Lean Production to completely eliminate the queue time, and
all else remains the same as month 4. Compute the new throughput time and MCE.
3-b. Refer to the data for month 4. Assume in month 6 the company eliminates all queue time and inspection time, and all else remains
the same as month 4. Compute the new throughput time and MCE.
4
1,905
Average per Month (in days)
1
2
0.8
3.1
24.0
4.7
0.5
74%
0.5
2.9
26.3
5.3
0.6
Manufacturing Cycle
Efficiency (MCE)
%
%
%
%
3
0.6
2.8
29.0
6.0
0.6
Required 2 >
0.6
2.6
31.4
6.8
0.5
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