Exercise 22-18 Manufacturing cycle time and efficiency LO A4 Oakwood Company produces maple bookcases to customer order. The following information is available for the production of the bookcases.

Process time 7.0 days
Inspection time 0.6 days
Move time 4.8 days
Wait time 5.0 days

1. Compute the company's manufacturing cycle time
2. Compute the company's manufacturing cycle efficiency

1. The company's manufacturing cycle time  is 17.4 days.

2. The company's manufacturing cycle efficiency is 0.40

Explanation:

1. Manufacturing cycle time

= Process time + inspection time + move time + wait time

= 7 + 0.6 + 4.8 + 5

= 17.4 days

Therefore, The company's manufacturing cycle time  is 17.4 days.

2. manufacturing cycle efficiency

= process time/manufacturing cycle time  

= 7/17.4

= 0.40

Therefore, The company's manufacturing cycle efficiency is 0.40

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