Companies A, B, C and D are competitors in the same industry. Recently each rece

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Companies A, B, C and D are competitors in the same industry. Recently each received and produced an order for 75,000 units of an identical item. The following times were measured at each company.
Company A Company B Company C Company D
Process time 10.0 days 9.0 days 8.0 days 7.0 days
Inspection time 10.0 days 10.0 days 10.0 days 10.0 days
Move time 10.0 days 10.0 days 4.0 days 10.0 days
Wait time 10.0 days 8.5 days 3.0 days 8.0 days
Which of the following statements is true regarding the manufacturing cycle efficiency of these companies?

Company A was the least efficient.
Company D was the most efficient.
Company B was the least efficient.
Company C was the most efficient.
Company A was the most efficient.

Explanation / Answer

total time taken by A=10+10+10+10=40 days
total time taken by B=9+10+10+8.5=37.5 days
total time taken by C=8+10+4+3=25 days
total time taken by D=7+10+10+8=35 days

Company A was the least efficient.
Company D was the most efficient.
Company B was the least efficient.
Company C was the most efficient.
Company A was the most efficient.

c was most efficient because it has taken the least time to produce 75000 units

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