Our crayon production line has $3$ processes for which it uses $3$ machines. Machine # $1$ takes $4$ minutes to work on a batch of crayons. Machine # $2$ takes $10$ minutes. Machine # $3$ takes $9$ minutes.$$

What is the Cycle Time of our $2$nd batch of crayons?$$

Our crayon production line has $3$ processes for which it uses $3$ machines. Machine # $1$ takes $4$ minutes to work on a batch of crayons. Machine # $2$ takes $10$ minutes. Machine # $3$ takes $9$ minutes.$$

What is the Cycle Time of our $2$nd batch of crayons?$$

$9$ minutes

$60$ minutes

$23$ minutes

$10$ minutes

Which of the following statements regarding supplier selection is true?

The supplier should be selected on the basis of price only because the cost of materials is a significant portion of the total product cost.

The supplier should be selected only on the basis of the strength of the personal relationships between the supplier and purchasing management teams.

The supplier should be selected primarily on the basis of the shortest lead time because longer lead times increase the cost of inventory.

The supplier should be selected on the basis of quality, good managers, financial stability, price and lead times.