Niemiec Corporation keeps careful track of the time required to fill orders. The times recorded for a particular order appear below: The manufacturing cycle efficiency (MCE) was closest to:
A)0.20
B)0.06
C)0.12
D)0.96

Question

Niemiec Corporation keeps careful track of the time required to fill orders. The times recorded for a particular order appear below:  The manufacturing cycle efficiency (MCE) was closest to:
A)0.20 
B)0.06 
C)0.12 
D)0.96

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

To calculate MCE, we need to divide the value-added time (time spent actually working on the product) by the total cycle time (time from start to finish).

In this case, the value-added time is 12 minutes (time spent building the product), and the total cycle time is 100 minutes (time from the start until the product is ready to ship).

So MCE = value-added time / total cycle time = 12 / 100 = 0.12.

Therefore, the closest answer is C, 0.12.

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