Question: A process has two steps A and B. Two identical machines are operating in step A (A1 and A2), and one machine in step B.

A process has two steps A and B. Two identical machines are operating in step A (A1 and A2), and one machine in step B. Cycle times for A1, A2, and B are 4, 4, and 5 hours respectively.

The cycle time of this process is _____ hours.

If the average time that an item spends in system is 12 hours, work-in-process inventories in the process on average will be _____ units. Keep two decimals if needed.

If the quantity of work-in-process inventory in buffer/waiting area is 2.6 units, the total time that an item spends in the process (waiting time+process time) will be ____ hours.

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