Schlarbaum Corporation's Management Keeps Track of the Time It Takes

question 12

Essay

Schlarbaum Corporation's management keeps track of the time it takes to process orders. During the most recent month, the following average times were recorded per order:
Required:a. Compute the throughput time. (Round your answer to 1 decimal places.)b. Compute the manufacturing cycle efficiency (MCE). (Do not round intermediate calculations. Round your answer to nearest whole percentage.)c. What percentage of the production time is spent in non-value-added activities? (Round your intermediate calculations and final answer to nearest whole percentage.)d. Compute the delivery cycle time. (Round your answer to 1 decimal place.)

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A type of faulting in which the hangwall moves downward relative to the footwall, often associated with tensional forces pulling the Earth's crust apart.

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