The diploma ceremony process was as follows. Students lined upto be hooded. Professors Venkataraman and Rodriguez performed theactual hooding ceremony. Together, they could hood 12 students perminute, on average. After hooding, students waited at the top ofthe steps to the stage until a Faculty Marshal called their name.This past year, Professor Allayannis read the names of the GlobalMBA for Executives (GEMBA) students, Professor Wilcox read thenames of the MBA for Executives (EMBA) students, and ProfessorsFrank and Parmar read the names of the residential MBA students.There were 29 GEMBA students, 65 EMBA students, and 315 residentialMBA students. Once their name was called, students walked acrossthe stage to Dean Bruner, who handed out their diploma. Then theycontinued on across the rest of the stage and returned to theirseat. The administration had set a target of finishing the diplomaceremony in 60 minutes. The Marshals called names at the rate ofone every 7 seconds. It took students an average of 8.2 seconds towalk across the stage, shake the Dean’s hand, and receive theirdiploma. After the handshake, it took students an additional 2seconds to depart from the stage. There were approximately fivestudents on the stage at any given time (one being hooded, twowaiting for their names to be called, one in the process ofreceiving the diploma and congratulatory handshake, and onefinishing the walk across the stage.)
1. What is the takt time for the diploma ceremony? Answer inseconds.
2. What is the cycle time for the process? Answer inseconds.
3. What is the throughput time for a student from the timehe/she begins the hooding process until he/she walks off the stage?Answer in seconds.
4. What is the throughput rate? Answer in students per hour.
5. Could the goal of a 60-minute diploma ceremony be met? Yes orno?why.
