Hirons Corporation keeps careful track of the time required to fill orders.Data concerning a particular order appear below: The manufacturing cycle efficiency (MCE) was closest to:
A)0.11
B)0.15
C)0.04
D)0.53

Question

Hirons Corporation keeps careful track of the time required to fill orders.Data concerning a particular order appear below:  The manufacturing cycle efficiency (MCE) was closest to:
A)0.11 
B)0.15 
C)0.04 
D)0.53

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Throughput time = Process time + Inspection time + Move time + Queue time
= 1.5 hours + 0.4 hours + 3.3 hours + 8.4 hours = 13.6 hours
MCE = Value-added time (Process time) F1F1F1S1F1F1F10 Throughput time
= 1.5 hours F1F1F1S1F1F1F10 13.6 hours = 0.11 (rounded)

Hirons Corporation Keeps Careful Track of the Time Required to Fill