Shields Manufacturing produces containers for nurseries and landscaping businesses. The company competes based on its low-cost, high-quality products. As the companys 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	25minutes
Production in station 1	32minutes
Materials moved to station 2	4minutes
Wait to begin at station 2	9minutes
Production in station 2	48minutes
Inspection	5minutes
Materials moved to finished goods inventory	5minutes

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(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