Cruz Tools Produces Scissors in a Two-Stage Production Process Required:
1) Identify the Non-Value-Added Activities

Essay

Cruz Tools produces scissors in a two-stage production process. The following production times are provided: $\begin{array}{|l|r|} \hline\text { a) Casting and shaping process } & 16 \text { minutes } \\\hline\text { b) Inspection time in casting } & 8 \text { minutes } \\\hline \text { c) Move time to finishing } & 15 \text { minutes } \\\hline \text { d) Waiting for the finishing operation } & 22 \text { minutes } \\\hline \text { e) Finishing process } & 14 \text { minutes } \\\hline \text { f) Inspection time in finishing } & 5 \text { minutes }\\\hline\end{array}$
Required:
1) Identify the non-value-added activities.
2) What percentage of the total time to complete is actually value-added time?
3) How could this production operation be improved?