Final answer:
The manufacturing cycle efficiency (MCE) for Data Screen Corporation is calculated by dividing the processing time by the throughput time, yielding a result. The delivery cycle time is the sum of all waiting, processing, inspection, and move times from order placement to completion.
Step-by-step explanation:
The student has been tasked with calculating performance measures for Data Screen Corporation, focusing on manufacturing cycle efficiency (MCE) and delivery cycle time.
The manufacturing cycle efficiency (MCE) is a measure of the production process efficiency and is calculated by dividing the value-added time by the throughput time (total cycle time). Value-added time is the time during which actual production or processing takes place, which in this case is the processing time of 3.0 days. The throughput time includes the processing time plus inspection time (1.5 days), move time (2.5 days), and any waiting time related to production. In this scenario, we exclude the initial waiting time of 8.0 days before production starts, as it is not part of the production cycle. Therefore, the throughput time would be the sum of processing time, inspection time, and move time, resulting in 3.0 + 1.5 + 2.5 = 7.0 days. The MCE is calculated as follows: (3.0 days / 7.0 days) * 100.
The delivery cycle time is the total time from when the order is placed to when it is delivered. To find this, we sum the waiting time before production, the throughput time, and the waiting time from production to completion. This gives us a cycle time of 8.0 days (from order to production) + 7.0 days (throughput) + 7.0 days (from production to completion), resulting in a total of 22.0 days.