Tomassi Company Would Like to Increase Its Operational Efficiency Required:
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question 38

Essay

Tomassi Company would like to increase its operational efficiency.For the first quarter of operations during the current year,the following data were reported:
$$\begin{array} { l r } & \text { Days } \\\text { Inspection time } & 0.3 \\\text { Process time }& 3.7 \\ \text { Move time } &1.0 \\\text { Wait time } &5.0\end{array}$$ Required:
a.Compute the manufacturing cycle efficiency (MCE)for the quarter.
b.If by use of JIT all wait time during production is eliminated,what will be the new MCE?

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