Clarion Scooters, Inc. runs one 8-hour shift per day. Three different machines are used in...
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Clarion Scooters, Inc. runs one 8-hour shift per day. Three different machines are used in the production of electric scooters, Clarions sole product. The operations manager at Clarion is looking at ways to be more efficient and has gathered the following information:
Manufacturing time per batch of 50 scooters
Function
Time
Actual processing time on the machines for one batch of scooters
3.75
hours
Time spent moving a batch of scooters from one station to the next
2.00
hours
Time spent on quality control testing, per batch
45.00
minutes
Time spent setting up equipment, for batch processing
30.00
minutes
The operations manager also noted that, on average, there was about 1 hour of downtime per batch. (Downtime occurred when employees were unavailable to move or test the scooters.) a. What is the cycle time per batch, in hours? Answer
hours b. What is Clarions cycle efficiency? Note: Round your answer to two decimal places (for example, round 8.55555 to 8.56). Answer
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