For each of the following variables, explain the differences (in general) as one moves from a workcenter
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For each of the following variables, explain the differences (in general) as one moves from a workcenter to an assembly line environment.
a. Throughput time (time to convert raw material into product)
b. Capital/labor intensity
c. Bottlenecks
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