The WIDGET Assembly Line: The six workstations below constitute the widget assembly line. Products

flow down the line beginning with workstation $1$ followed by workstation $2,3,4,5$ and $6,$ respectively. If all workstations in the widget assembly line process items just$-$in$-$case, which workstation determines the output rate?

Workstation

Tasks assigned to Workstation

Total time to perform

all tasks to

Workstation $($in seconds$)$

$1$

A$,$B

$12$

$2$

C$,$D

$15$

$3$

F$,$G$,$I

$6$

$4$

K$,$E

$8$

$5$

H$,$J$,$L

$20$

$6$

M$,$N

$10$

WS$1$

WS$2$

WS$3$

WS$5$

WS$6$

Question $15$

Question $15$

$4$ Points

If all workstations in the widget assembly line process items just$-$in$-$case, WIP inventory will accumulate in$-$front$-$of $($i$.$e$.,$ immediately before$)$ which workstation$($s$)$

WS$5$

WS$2$

WS$2$ and WS$5$

WS$2,$ WS$4,$ and WS$5$

WS$4$