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Nelson Extruding produces containers for nurseries and landscaping businesses. The company competes based on its low-cost, high-quality products. As the company's expenses have risen, management has become concerned with the need to streamline various processes in order to reduce costs without reducing quality. The following table shows the time needed to produce a batch of 1-inch plant flats: Activity Materials moved to production floor Production in station 1 Materials moved to station 2 Wait to begin at station 2 Production in station 2 Inspection Materials moved to finished goods inventory Time to Complete 10 minutes 41 minutes 10 minutes 32 minutes 120 minutes 7 minutes 10 minutes (a) & (b) Your answer is partially correct. (a) What is the manufacturing cycle time (throughput time) to produce a batch of 1-inch plant flats and prepare it for sale? Manufacturing cycle time 191 minutes X (b) How much of the process time is value-added? Value-added time 161 minutes