The Altoona Manufacturing Company collected the following information (in days) for July, August, and September: JulyAugustSeptemberTransporting product2.03.02.0Processing product5.07.07.0Inspecting product0.50.81.0Storing product1.03.04.0Required:a. Calculate the manufacturing cycle efficiency for July, August, and September.b. Assume October's processing time will be the same as September. If Altoona's target for manufacturing cycle efficiency is 65%, what will be October's target for manufacturing cycle time?
What will be an ideal response?
a.
July: [5.0/(2.0 + 5.0 + .5 + 1.0)] = 58.8%.
August: [7.0/(3.0 + 7.0 + 0.8 + 3.0)] = 50.7%.
September: [7.0/(2.0 + 7.0 + 1.0 + 4.0)] = 50.0%.
b.
7.0/x = 0.65; x = 10.77 days.
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