Q$5\mathrm{.}3($Static$)$ Simple Set$-$Up $5\mathrm{.}1,5\mathrm{.}6$

Consider the following batch flow process consisting of three process steps performed by three $m$

Work is processed in batches at each step. Before atch is processed at step $1,$ the machine has to a setup, the machine is unable to process any product.

$($a$)$ Assume that the batch size is $50$ parts. What is the capacity of the process?

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$($b$)$ For a batch size of $10$ parts, which step is the bottleneck for the process?