I. Lean Concepts Match the following lean concepts with the appropriate description.

II. Lead Time Analysis The Helping Hands Company manufactures designer gloves. Gloves are manufactured in 50-glove batch sizes, and cut and assembled by the company’s workforce. The cutting time is 4 minutes per glove. The assembly time is 6 minutes per glove. It takes 12 minutes to move a batch of gloves from cutting to assembly.

a. For this process, compute (1) the value-added lead time, (2) the non-value-added lead time, and (3) the total lead time.

b. Compute the value-added ratio. Round to one decimal place.

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Concept 1. Batch 2. Lead time 3. Product-oriented layout 4. Pull manufacturing 5. Setup time Description a. Measures the time interval between when a product enters production and when it is completed. b. Manufacturing process that reduces (1) moving materials and products between processes, (2) work in process inventory, (3) lead time, and (4) production costs. c. The effort spent preparing an operation or process for production. d. Products are manufactured only as they are needed by the customer. e. The amount of production in units of product that is produced after setup.