Management of Mittel Rhein AG of Köln, Germany, would like to reduce the amount of time between when a customer places an order and when the order is shipped. For the first quarter of operations during the current year the following data were reported: (picture) Required: 1. Compute the throughput time. 2. Compute the manufacturing cycle efficiency (MCE) for the quarter. 3. What percentage of the throughput time was spent in non–value-added activities? 4. Compute the delivery cycle time. 5. If by using Lean Production all queue time during production is eliminated, what will be the new MCE?

Management of Mittel Rhein AG of Köln, Germany, would like to reduce the amount of time between when a customer places an order and when the order is shipped. For the first quarter of operations during the current year the following data were reported: (picture) Required: 1. Compute the throughput time. 2. Compute the manufacturing cycle efficiency (MCE) for the quarter. 3. What percentage of the throughput time was spent in non–value-added activities? 4. Compute the delivery cycle time. 5. If by using Lean Production all queue time during production is eliminated, what will be the new MCE?

Managerial Accounting: The Cornerstone of Business Decision-Making

7th Edition

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Author:Maryanne M. Mowen, Don R. Hansen, Dan L. Heitger

Publisher:Maryanne M. Mowen, Don R. Hansen, Dan L. Heitger

Chapter11: Performance Evaluation And Decentralization

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 12MCQ: (Appendix 11A) The length of time it takes to produce a unit of output from the time raw materials...

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