Question: The manager at Ormonde Inc. collected the value stream mapping data from the plant's most problematic manufacturing cell that fabricates parts for washing machines. This

The manager at Ormonde Inc. collected the value stream mapping data from the plant's most problematic manufacturing cell that fabricates parts for washing machines. This data is shown in Table 1. Using this data, calculate the current state performance of the cell and answer the following questions.

Overall Process Attributes

Average demand:

490/day

Batch size: 24

Number of shifts per day: 3

Availability:

8

hours per shift with a

45

minute lunch break

Process Step 1

Cutting

Cycle

time=130

secondsSetup

time=4

minutes Up

time=100%

Operators=1

WIP=450

units (before Cutting)

Process Step 2

Bending

Cycle

time=270

secondsSetup

time=6

minutes Up

time=95%

Operators=2

WIP=550

units (before Bending)

Process Step 3

Punching

Cycle

time=150

secondsSetup

time=none

Up

time=100%

Operators=1

WIP=150

units (Before Punching)

WIP=900

units (After Punching)

Supplier Information

One shipment of

2,450

units each week

Information Flow

All communications with customer are electronic

There is a weekly order release to Cutting

All material is pushed

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Part 2

a. What is the cell's current inventory level?

The cell's current inventory level is

20502050

parts. (Enter your response as a whole number.)

Part 3

b. What is the takt time for this manufacturing cell?

The takt time is

2.672.67

minutes. (Enter your response rounded to two decimal places.)

Part 4

c. What is the production lead time at each process in the manufacturing cell?

Complete the table (Enter your responses rounded to two decimal places.)

Interval

Lead time

Before Cutting

0.920.92

days

Between Cutting and Bending

1.121.12

days

Between Bending and Punching

0.310.31

days

After Punching

1.841.84

days

Part 5

d. What is the total processing time of this manufacturing cell?

The cell's total processing time is

550550

seconds. (Enter your response as a whole number.)

Part 6

e. What is the capacity of this manufacturing cell?

The cell's capacity is

enter your response here

units. (Enter your response rounded to the nearest whole number.)

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