Michael Corporation's Management Reports That Its Average Manufacturing Cycle Time

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Essay

Michael Corporation's management reports that its average manufacturing cycle time is 6.3 days,its manufacturing cycle efficiency (MCE)is 0.27,its average move time is 0.1 day,and its average storage time is 3.9 days.Required:
a.What is the process time?
b.What is the inspection time?

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