Pinkton Corporation keeps careful track of the time required to fill orders.The times recorded for a particular order appear below:
The delivery cycle time was:
A) 8.7 hours
B) 3.6 hours
C) 22.0 hours
D) 22.7 hours

Question

Pinkton Corporation keeps careful track of the time required to fill orders.The times recorded for a particular order appear below:
 The delivery cycle time was:
A) 8.7 hours 
B) 3.6 hours 
C) 22.0 hours 
D) 22.7 hours

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Throughput time = Process time + Inspection time + Move time + Queue time
= 0.5 hours + 0.2 hours + 3.6 hours + 5.1 hours = 9.4 hours
Delivery cycle time = Wait time + Throughput time
= 13.3 hours + 9.4 hours = 22.7 hours

Pinkton Corporation Keeps Careful Track of the Time Required to Fill