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Log Cabins Unlimited constructs vacation houses in the North Carolina Mountains. The company has developed the following value chart:

Average Number

Operations of Days

Receiving materials ………………………………. 2

Storing materials …………………………………10

Measuring and cutting materials …………………. 9

Handling materials ……………………………….. 7

Setting up and moving scaffolding ………………. 6

Assembling materials …………………………….. 3

Building fireplace ………………………………..12

Pegging logs ……………………………………… 8

Cutting and framing doors and windows ………… 5

Sealing joints ……………………………………… 4

Waiting for county inspectors ……………………. 6

Inspecting property (county inspectors) ………….. 1

a. What are the value added activities and their total time?

b. What are the non value added activities and their total time?

c. Calculate the manufacturing cycle efficiency of the process.

d. Explain the difference between value added and non value added activities.