Castner Corporation is considering implementation of a JIT inventory system.. The companys 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 17 Moving materials into production 3 Setting up production equipment 2 Cutting materials 6 Bending materials 5 Assembling finished products 9 Painting finished products 5 PLEASE IDENTIFY EACH OF THE FOLLOWING:
]A-Identify Castners value-added production activities
B-Identify Castners non value added production activties
C-Calculate Castner total cycle time
D-Determin Castners manufacturing efficiency ratio
E-Which of the above activities might be reduced or eliminated if Castner implemented a JIT system?
F-What ethical issues might be related to eliminating some on the non value added activities