Nash Corporation manufactures and sells custom snowmobiles.From the time an order is placed till the time the snowmobile reaches the customer averages 50 days.This 50 days is spent as follows: What is Nash's manufacturing cycle efficiency (MCE)for its snowmobiles?

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Nash Corporation manufactures and sells custom snowmobiles.From the time an order is placed till the time the snowmobile reaches the customer averages 50 days.This 50 days is spent as follows:  What is Nash's manufacturing cycle efficiency (MCE)for its snowmobiles?

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Throughput time = Process time + Inspection time + Move time + Queue time
= 15 days + 5 days + 5 days + 15 days = 40 days
MCE = Value-added time (Process time)÷ Throughput (manufacturing cycle)time
= 15 days ÷ 40 days = 37.5%

Nash Corporation Manufactures and Sells Custom Snowmobiles