Exotic Chocolate Company Produces Baking Chocolate for Use by Commercial

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Essay

Exotic Chocolate Company produces baking chocolate for use by commercial organizations.The company is analyzing its operations in preparation for reconfiguring its factory setup.
Currently,each batch of chocolate requires the following processes:

Function	Time (Minutes)
Receiving ingredients from vendors	90
Transporting ingredients to stockroom	100
Ingredient storage	6,400
Transporting ingredients to production area	75
Mixing ingredients	400
Cooking ingredients	180
Cooling chocolate	90
Packaging chocolate	160
Moving finished goods to warehouse	105
Storing finished goods in warehouse	20,500
Moving finished goods to trucks	150

a)Calculate the total cycle time necessary to manufacture a batch of chocolate.
b)Identify the value-added functions
c)Calculate the manufacturing cycle efficiency (MCE)of this process.
d)Assume that a management consultant has established a goal that Exotic Chocolate Company increase its MCE to 5 percent or greater.Identify three possible areas in which the company could reduce its cycle time.

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