Question: In a capacity - constrained process, why are we interested in locating the bottleneck? In a mail - order company there are three steps to

In a capacity-constrained process, why are we interested in locating the bottleneck?
In a mail-order company there are three steps to complete when a call comes in. First the order is received and typed into the system by employee 1. Then employer 2 checks the stock to see if the product is available. Finally, employee 3 arranges the shipment from that location. The processing times are:
Receive Order: 5 minutes/order (P =5 minutes/unit)
Check Stock: 2 minutes/order (P =2 minutes/unit)
Arrange Shipment: 10 minutes/order (P =10 minutes/unit)
1a. What is the flow unit?
1b. What is the capacity of the Receive Order station in orders per hour?
Hint: with one worker at a resource, the Resource Capacity =1/p, and there are 60 minutes/hour.

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