Question

A company produces work boots. The company received and produced an order for 4,600 pairs of boots. The following information is available regarding this order.

Process time 5.6 days
Inspection time. 6.5 days
Move time 6.3 days
Wait time 9.6 days
What is this company's manufacturing cycle efficiency?
A. 28 days
B. 7 days
C. 23.21%
D. 20%
E. 22.5%

Answer 1

The manufacturing cycle efficiency (MCE) is calculated as the ratio of value-added time to total cycle time. For the given company, the MCE is 5.6 days (process time) divided by 28 days (total cycle time), resulting in 20%, which is option D.

Step-by-step explanation:

The manufacturing cycle efficiency (MCE) is a measure of the productive use of time in a manufacturing process. It is calculated by dividing the value-added time by the total cycle time. In this case, the value-added time is the process time, which is 5.6 days. The total cycle time is the sum of process time, inspection time, move time, and wait time, which equates to 5.6 + 6.5 + 6.3 + 9.6 = 28 days.To calculate the MCE, the process time (5.6 days) is divided by the total cycle time (28 days), resulting in an MCE of 5.6 / 28 = 0.2 or 20%. Therefore, the company's manufacturing cycle efficiency is 20%, which corresponds to option D.