Identifying the Bottleneck

Since$$C $-$ D $-$ E$$and$$F $-$ G$$are parallel paths, the bottleneck is determined by the path that has the$$longest total processing time. This path will determine the overall throughput time of the system because it limits the speed at which the entire process can operate.

The$$C $$ D $$ E$$path takes$35$ minutes, whereas the$$F $$ G$$path takes$29$ minutes.

Therefore, the$$bottleneck$$lies in the$$C $$ D $$ E$$path$.$

The step with the highest processing time in the$$C $$ D $$ E$$path is$$D $(15$ minutes$),$ which makes it a key limiting factor for the entire process.

Conclusion: The$$C $$ D $$ E$$path is the bottleneck, specifically influenced by$$Step D $(15$ minutes$),$ because it has the longest processing time in the parallel paths.

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With ChatGPT$$s response, please select the best statement:

Group of answer choices

ChatGPT is right, the cycle time of the process is $15\mathrm{.}000$ minutes.

ChatGPT is right, the cycle time of the process is $35\mathrm{.}000$ minutes.

ChatGPT is wrong, the bottleneck step$$s capacity is $0\mathrm{.}100$ per minute.

ChatGPT is wrong, because it does not combine the capacity of the two parallel paths $(0\mathrm{.}129$ unites per minute$).$

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