Castner Corporation is considering implementation of a JIT inventory system.. Th

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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

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