Rotan Corporation keeps careful track of the time required to fill orders. The times recorded for a particular order appear below:

-What is the delivery cycle time?
A) 4 days
B) 15 days
C) 17 days
D) 32 days

Question

Rotan Corporation keeps careful track of the time required to fill orders. The times recorded for a particular order appear below:
 
-What is the delivery cycle time?
A) 4 days 
B) 15 days 
C) 17 days 
D) 32 days

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Throughput time = Process time + Inspection time + Move time + Queue time
= 4 days + 2 days + 3 days + 8 days = 17 days
Delivery cycle time = Wait time + Throughput time
= 15 days + 17 days = 32 days

Rotan Corporation Keeps Careful Track of the Time Required to Fill