Question 1
The time it takes the marketing department to specify to the manufacturing department the exact requirements of the customer's order is referred as ________.
◦ receipt time
◦ waiting time
◦ delivery time
◦ manufacturing cycle time
Question 2
The tool crib at a large manufacturing company is responsible for providing tools to the factory workers on demand. The tool crib has a variable demand. Historically, its demand has ranged from 300 to 560 small tools per day with an average of 430. Diane, the tool crib attendant, works eight hours a day, five days a week. Each order is for one small tool and each small tool takes Diane 1 minute to retrieve from the bins.
What is the average waiting time, in minutes? (Round the final answer to the first decimal place.)
◦ 1.0
◦ 3.3
◦ 4.3
◦ 5.3