Management of Mittel Rhein AG of Kln, Germany, would like to reduce the amount of time between when a customer places an order and when the order is shipped. For the first quarter of operations during the current year the following data were reported:

Inspection time0.3daysWait time (from order to start of production)16.3daysProcess time2.7daysMove time1.2daysQueue time4.2days

Required:

1. Compute the throughput time.(Round your answer to 1 decimal place.)

2. Compute the manufacturing cycle efficiency (MCE) for the quarter.(Round your percentage answer to nearest whole percent.)

3. What percentage of the throughput time was spent in non-value-added activities?(Round your percentage answer to nearest whole percent.)

4. Compute the delivery cycle time.(Round your intermediate calculations and final answer to 1 decimal place.)

5. If by using Lean Production all queue time during production is eliminated, what will be the new MCE?(Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your percentage answer to 1 decimal place.)