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 12 minutes 40 minutes 6 minutes 12 minutes 120 minutes 5 minutes 5 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 183 minutes (b) How much of the process time is value-added? Value-added time 160 minutes e Textbook and Media Assistance Used Save for Later Attempts: 2 of 3 used Submit Answer (c) The parts of this question must be completed in order. This part will be available when you complete the part above