Question: 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

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. 1 Click the icon to view the data from the new current state value stream map at Jensen Bearings Inc.

Overall Process Attributes

Average demand:

2,700/week

(1,500

"L";

1,200

"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

time=6

secondsSetup

time=2

hours

Uptime=90%

Operators=1

Every Part

Every=1

week

WIP=1

day of sheets (before Press)

Process Step 2

Pierce & Form

Cycle

time=27

secondsSetup

time=30

minutes

Uptime=100%

Operators=1

WIP=1,000

"L",

1,350

"S" (before Pierce & Form)

Process Step 3

Finish Grind

Cycle

time=45

secondsSetup

time=45

minutes

Uptime=100%

Operators=1

WIP=200

"L",

1,450

"S" (before Finish Grind)

Process Step 4

Shipping

WIP=400

"L",

1,100

"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 _____ 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 _____ days. ?(Enter your response rounded to one decimal? place.)

c. How many days of work in process inventory is held between Pierce? & Form and Finish? Grind? The inventory is held ____ days. ?(Enter your response rounded to one decimal? place.)

d. How many days of work in process inventory is held between Finish Grind and? Shipping? The inventory is held _____ days. ?(Enter your response rounded to one decimal? place.)

e. What is the new value? stream's production lead? time? The production lead time is ______ days. ?(Enter your response rounded to one decimal? place.)

f. What is the new value? stream's processing? time? The processing time is _____ seconds. ?(Enter your response as a whole? number.)

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