The table below provides the parameters for a new current state value stream map for the family of retainers at the Jensen Bearings Inc. firm described in the chapter. This table depicts the value stream after Kline Steel agrees to accept daily orders for steel sheets and also agrees to deliver on a daily basis. Calculate each component of the new value stream's reduced lead time. Jensen Bearings operates 5 days per week.

Overall Process Attributes	Average demand: 2 comma 7002,700/week (1 comma 5001,500 "L"; 1 comma 2001,200 "S") Batch size: 1,000 Number of shifts per day: 1 Availability: 8 hours per shift with two 30 minute lunch breaks
Process Step 1	Press	Cycle timeequals=55 secondsSetup timeequals=2 hours Uptimeequals=90% Operatorsequals=1 Every Part Everyequals=1 week WIPequals=11 day of sheets (before Press)
Process Step 2	Pierce & Form	Cycle timeequals=2727 secondsSetup timeequals=30 minutes Uptimeequals=100% Operatorsequals=1 WIPequals=1 comma 1001,100 "L", 1 comma 2501,250 "S" (before Pierce & Form)
Process Step 3	Finish Grind	Cycle timeequals=3737 secondsSetup timeequals=45 minutes Uptimeequals=100% Operatorsequals=1 WIPequals=200200 "L", 1 comma 4501,450 "S" (before Finish Grind)
Process Step 4	Shipping	WIPequals=400400 "L", 1 comma 1001,100 "S" (after Finish Grind)
Supplier Information	One shipment a day in trays of 60 pieces
Information Flow	All communications from customer are electronic: 180/90/60/30/day Forecasts Daily Order All communications to supplier are electronic 4-week Forecast Weekly Fax There is a weekly schedule manually delivered to Press, Pierce & Form, and Finish Grind and a Daily Ship Schedule manually delivered to Shipping All material is pushed

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a. How many days of raw material does the Bearing's plant now hold?

The plant holds

11

days of raw material. (Enter your response rounded to one decimal place.)

b. How many days of work in process inventory is held between Press and Pierce & Form?

The inventory is held

nothing

days. (Enter your response rounded to one decimalplace.)

c. How many days of work in process inventory is held between Pierce & Form and Finish Grind?

The inventory is held

nothing

days. (Enter your response rounded to one decimalplace.)

d. How many days of work in process inventory is held between Finish Grind andShipping?

The inventory is held

nothing

days. (Enter your response rounded to one decimalplace.)

e. What is the new value stream's production lead time?

The production lead time is

nothing

days. (Enter your response rounded to one decimalplace.)

f. What is the new value stream's processing time?

The processing time is

nothing

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