Vandenheuvel Corporation keeps careful track of the time required to fill orders.The times recorded for a particular order appear below: The manufacturing cycle efficiency (MCE)was closest to:
A)0.06
B)0.18
C)0.62
D)0.16

Question

Vandenheuvel Corporation keeps careful track of the time required to fill orders.The times recorded for a particular order appear below:  The manufacturing cycle efficiency (MCE)was closest to:
A)0.06 
B)0.18 
C)0.62 
D)0.16

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Throughput time = Process time + Inspection time + Move time + Queue time
= 1.8 hours + 0.3 hours + 2.4 hours + 6.8 hours = 11.3 hours
MCE = Value-added time (Process time)÷ Throughput (manufacturing cycle)time
= 1.8 hours ÷ 11.3 hours = 0.16
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