The following operations $($with cycle times$)$ are needed to release a customer order to production:

task $1$: Define Bill of Materials: $2$ days

task $2$a: Order and receive materials $($can be done concurrent with $2b)$: $10$ days

task $2$b$1$: Schedule job in production $($can be done concurrent with $2a,$ but must be before $2b2$ and $2b3)$ : $3$ day

task $2b2.$ Define quality plan for product $($can be done concurrent with $2a,$ but must be after $2b1$ and before $2b3).1$ day

task $2b3$ : Enter schedule and quality requirements into scheduling software $($can be done concurrent with $2a,$ but must be after $2b1$ and $2b2)$: $1$ day

task $3$: Release to production

The total cycle time for the process is:

$17$ days

$12$ days

$7$ days

Cannot be determined with the information provided