Vell Inc.uses lean principles to reduce cycle time.Through production improvements the process time was reduced from 4.5 days to 2 days.Inspection time is 0.25 days.Strategic rearrangement of the production area reduced move time to 0.1 days.Wait time was 3 days,but due to improved scheduling and ordering has been reduced by 2.25 days.Total cycle time for Vell after the improvements is:
A)7.6 days.
B)2.75 days
C)5.35 days
D)2.0 days
E)3.1 days

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After improvements, the total cycle time for Vell Inc. is calculated by adding the reduced process time (2 days), inspection time (0.25 days), move time (0.1 days), and the reduced wait time (3 days - 2.25 days = 0.75 days). Therefore, the total cycle time is 2 + 0.25 + 0.1 + 0.75 = 3.1 days.

Vell IncUses Lean Principles to Reduce Cycle Time