Jamesco is a major furniture producer in Winnipeg. The company has recently received a large order of armoires from a high-end furniture reseller in Ontario. The diagram below is a simplified version of the production process. The number to the right of each box represents the number of unit(s) required to assemble the next item.

a. Calculate the hourly capacity of the production process and identify the bottleneck.

b. If the capacity of the bottleneck in part a is doubled, what is the new hourly capacity and bottleneck?

c. If the capacity of the bottleneck in part b is increased by 50 percent, what is the new hourly capacity and bottleneck?

d. If any non-bottleneck process is increased, will the capacity of the assembly line ever increase?

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Side Panel Box Drawer Armoire 1300 units/hr 350 units/hr 240 units/hr 120 units/hr 2. Rugged Frame Bottom Panel Slide Rail 450 units/hr 800 units/hr 100 units/hr Brass Handle Sturdy Sheif 160 units/hr 150 units/hr 2.