Burwood Company produces maple bookcases. The following information is available for the production of a recent order of 500 bookcases.

Process Time 6.0 days

Inspection Time 0.8 days

Move time 3.2 days

Wait time 5.0 days

Task:

1. Compute the companys manufacturing cycle time.

2. Compute the companys manufacturing cycle efficiency.

3. Management believes it can reduce move time by 1.2 days and wait time by 2.8 days by adopting lean manufacturing techniques. Compute the companys cycle efficiency assuming the companys predictions are correct.