A company manufactures parts using the following process:

Process A (20 min/part) to Process B (35 min/part) to Process C (35 min/part) to Process D (15 min/part.

a) Where is the bottleneck workstation? Cite one TOC principle that explains your answer.

b) What is the longest throughput time for the entire work cell?

c) If the company works a 40 hour week, can this production cell meet a demand of 80 parts/week? Cite one TOC principle that explains your answer.

d) Where should the operations manager spend his or her firm's improvement funds?