Castner Corporation is considering implementation of a JIT inventory system. The company's industrial engineer recently conducted a study to determine the average number of days spent in each activity of the production process. The following table summarizes her findings:

Production Activity Number of Days

Inspecting materials $3$

Storing materials $24$

Moving materials into production $1$

Setting up production equipment $2$

Cutting materials $3$

Bending materials $4$

Assembling finished products $5$

Painting finished products $3$

 

 

Required:

  

Calculate Castner's total cycle time.

Determine Castner's manufacturing efficiency ratio