Ventaz Corp manufactures small windows for back yard sheds. Historically, its demand has ranged from 30 to 50 windows per day with an average of 41. Alex is one of the production workers and he works eight hours a day, five days a week. Each order is one window and each window takes 55 minutes.
What is the cycle time for an order?
A. 6.86 minutes per window
B12.5minutes per window
C.5minutes per window
D. 250minutes per window
Expert Answer
Cycle Time= 1/ Throughput rate
Throughput rate= Task/ Time
Task= 30+50= 80 windows
Time= 8*5(eight hours, five week) = 40
Throughput rate= 80/40=2
Cycle Time=1/2=0.5
Answer is C.5minutes per window