The Gantry Company Collected the Following Information (In Days) for November

Essay

The Gantry Company collected the following information (in days) for November and December:
$$\begin{array} { | l | r | r | } \hline & \text { November } & { \text { December } } \\\hline \text { Transporting product } & 2.0 & 3.0 \\\hline \text { Processing product } & 15.0 & 18.0 \\\hline \text { Inspecting product } & 1.0 & 1.2 \\\hline \text { Storing product } & 8 . 0 & 7.0\\\hline\end{array}$$
Required:
a. Calculate the manufacturing cycle efficiency for November and December.
b. Assume January's processing time will be the same as December. If Gantry's target for manufacturing cycle efficiency is 65%, what will be January's target for non-processing times?