23. (Cycle time and MCE) The following functions are performed in making salad dressing at A-1 Toppings.

Function Time (Minutes)

Receiving ingredients 45 Moving ingredients to stockroom 15 Storing ingredients in stockroom 3,600 Moving ingredients from stockroom 15 Mixing ingredients 30 Cooking ingredients 90 Bottling ingredients 90 Moving bottled dressing to warehouse 20 Storing bottled dressing in warehouse 5,040 Moving bottled dressing from warehouse to trucks 30

a. Calculate the cycle time of this manufacturing process.

b. Calculate the manufacturing cycle efficiency of this process.

c. What could A-1 Toppings do to improve its MCE?