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table [ [ , Throughput Time,Delivery Cycle Time, table [ [ Manufacturing Cycle ] , [ Efficiency ( MCE ) ] ] ]

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\table[[,Throughput Time,Delivery Cycle Time,\table[[Manufacturing Cycle],[Efficiency (MCE)]]],[Month 1,,days,,days,,%],[Month 2,,days,,days,,%],[Month 3,,days,,days,,%],[Month 4,,days,,days,,%]]DataSpan, Incorporated, implemented Lean Production and would like to redesign its performance measures accordingly. It has provided the following data sets:
Month
1234
Percentage of on-time deliveries 82%77%74%71%
Total sales (units)3,8303,6673,4793,347
Average per Month (in days)
1234
Move time per unit 0.80.50.60.6
Process time per unit 2.32.22.12.0
Wait time per order before start of production 24.026.329.031.4
Queue time per unit 4.45.05.76.5
Inspection time per unit 0.91.11.10.9
Required:
1-a. Compute the throughput time for each month.
1-b. Compute the delivery cycle time for each month.
1-c. Compute the manufacturing cycle efficiency (MCE) for each month.
2. Evaluate the companys performance over the last four months.
3-a. Refer to the data for month 4. Assume in month 5 the company uses Lean Production to completely eliminate the queue time, and all else remains the same as month 4. Compute the new throughput time and MCE.
3-b. Refer to the data for month 4. Assume in month 6 the company eliminates all queue time and inspection time, and all else remains the same as month 4. Compute the new throughput time and MCE.
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