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.

The manager at Ormonde Inc. collected the value

Overall Process Attributes

Average demand:

565/day

Batch size: 30

Number of shifts per day: 3

Availability:

8

hours per shift with a

45

minute lunch break

Process Step 1

Cutting

Cycle

time=126

secondsSetup

time=4

minutes Up

time=100%

Operators=1

WIP=350

units (before Cutting)

Process Step 2

Bending

Cycle

time=240

secondsSetup

time=7

minutes Up

time=97%

Operators=2

WIP=500

units (before Bending)

Process Step 3

Punching

Cycle

time=130

secondsSetup

time=none

Up

time=100%

Operators=1

WIP=250

units (Before Punching)

WIP=1,200

units (After Punching)

Supplier Information

One shipment of

2,825

units each week

Information Flow

All communications with customer are electronic

There is a weekly order release to Cutting

All material is pushed

a. What is the cell's current inventory level? b. What is the takt time for this manufacturing cell? c. What is the production lead time at each process in the manufacturing cell? d. What is the total processing time of this manufacturing cell? e. What is the capacity of this manufacturing cell? TADIEL ODEDATION DATA COD ODMONDE INO

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