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 Time to Complete Materials moved to production floor 44 minutes Production in station 1 35 minutes Materials moved to station 2 35 minutes Wait to begin at station 2 45 minutes Production in station 2 135 minutes Inspection 25 minutes Materials moved to finished goods inventory 21 minutes (a) & (b) (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 minutes (b) How much of the process time is value-added? Value-added time minutes e Textbook and Media Save for Later Attempts: 0 of 4 used Submit