Final answer:
The Manufacturing Cycle Efficiency (MCE) for Saffer corp is calculated using the process time (1.6 hrs) and the sum of all the other times (wait, inspection, move, and queue) which totals to 30.9 hrs. The MCE is approximately 0.05 after rounding, which matches the answer choice '2)'.
Step-by-step explanation:
The student is asking about how to calculate the Manufacturing Cycle Efficiency (MCE), which is a measure of process performance and efficiency in manufacturing. The MCE is calculated by dividing the value-added time by the total cycle time. Value-added time is the sum of all process times that change the product in a way that the customer is willing to pay for. In this case, it is the process time which is 1.6 hrs. The total cycle time includes all the times listed: wait time (21.6 hrs), process time (1.6 hrs), inspection time (0.2 hrs), move time (3.1 hrs), and queue time (4.4 hrs). We calculate MCE as follows:
MCE = Process time / (Process time + Wait time + Inspection time + Move time + Queue time)
MCE = 1.6 hrs / (1.6 hrs + 21.6 hrs + 0.2 hrs + 3.1 hrs + 4.4 hrs)
MCE = 1.6 hrs / 30.9 hrs
MCE = 0.051785 (approximately)
When rounded to two decimal places, the MCE is 0.05, which is the closest to the answer choice '2)' mentioned in the question.