Elaydo Inc. makes flavored water and performs the following tasks in the beverage manufacturing process:
Hours
Receiving and transferring ingredients to storage ......... 9.0
Storing ingredients .................... 270.0
Transferring the ingredients from storage ........... 4.5
Mixing and cooking the ingredients .............. 4.5
Bottling the water .................... . 3.0
Transferring the bottles to await customer shipment ...... . 9.0
a. Calculate the total cycle time of this manufacturing process.
b. Calculate the manufacturing cycle efficiency of this process.