Question: An assembly line has 5 workstations: A , B , C , D and E which are arranged as a flowline. Each workstation performs one

An assembly line has 5 workstations: A, B, C, D and E which are arranged as a flowline. Each workstation performs one task. The processing time of each task (task 1,2,3,4, and 5) performed in the respective workstation (A, B, C, D and E) is 5 min, 3min, 6min, 4min, 2min, respectively. Tasks are performed sequentially as in the order of task 1,2,3,4, and 5, in workstation, A, B, C, D, and E, respectively. Which station is the bottleneck of this assembly line?

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