Barcelona Imported Food Products LTD produces various innovative food products for use by commercial restaurants. The company is analyzing its operations in preparation for reconfiguring its factory functionality design.

Currently, each batch of food technology products requires the following system elements as identified on the excel spreadsheet:

• Processing time
• Moving time
• Storage time
• Inspection time

Each function has been identified as value added or non-value added.

Calculate the Manufacturing Cycle Efficiency (MCE).

Calculate the MCE, if JIT is initiated in the organizations product MRP functions and they are able to eliminate Moving Time by 85%.

1 Type your name here Problem 7 20 Points Manufacturing Cycle Time Elements Time - Hours Value or Non Value Added 2 3 Processing Time 5.75 VA or NVA 4 Moving Time 6.90 VA or NVA 1.70 VA or NVA 5 Storage Time 6 Inspection Time 2.50 VA or NVA 7 Total Cycle Time 8 9 Manufacturing Cycle Efficiency (MCE) 10 11 VA Elements - Processing 12 Total Cycle Time 13 MCE-VA/Total Cycle Time 14 15 Conclusion: 17 18 Change in MCE if the company could eliminate 85% of the moving time Manufacturing Cycle Time Elements Time - Hours Value or Non Value Added 19 20 Processing Time VA or NVA 21 Moving Time VA or NVA 22 Storage Time VA or NVA 23 Inspection Time VA or NVA 24 Total Cycle Time 25 26 Manufacturing Cycle Efficiency (MCE) 27 28 VA Elements - Processing 29 Total Cycle Time 30 MCE-VA/Total Cycle Time 31