Problem: During the last quarter, BOSE Corp. recorded the following average times per order received and processed:
Wait time to start production…. 9.0 days
Inspection time….. 0.8 days
Process time… 3.0 days
Move time… 0.2 days
Queue time… 6.0 days
a. Compute the throughput time.
Throughput time =
b. Compute the manufacturing cycle efficiency (MCE)
MCE =
c. What percentage of the production time is spent in non value added activities?
d. Compute the delivery cycle time.
Delivery cycle time =