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.

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

The cell's current inventory level is _____ parts

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

the takt time is ____ minutes.

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

complete the table

Interval	Lead time
Before cutting	______ days
between cutting and bending	______ days
between bending and punching	______ days
after punching	______ days

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

the cell's total processing time is ____ seconds.

e. what is the capacity of this manufacturing cell?

Overall Process Attributes Process Step 1 Process Step 2 Average demand: 540/day Batch size: 20 Number of shifts per day: 3 Availability: 8 hours per shift with a 45 minute lunch break Cutting Cycle time = 115 seconds Setup time = 3 minutes Up time = 100% Operators = 1 WIP = 300 units (before Cutting) Bending Cycle time = 250 seconds Setup time = 5 minutes Up time = 97% Operators = 2 WIP = 600 units (before Bending) Punching Cycle time = 140 seconds Setup time = none Up time = 100% Operators = 1 WIP = 200 units (Before Punching) WIP = 1,000 units (After Punching) One shipment of 2,700 units each week Process Step 3 Supplier Information Information Flow All communications with customer are electronic There is a weekly order release to Cutting All material is pushed