Question: When we look at the maximum flow rates, extraction is at 9 0 barrels per hour, filtering is at 1 0 0 barrels per hour,

When we look at the maximum flow rates, extraction is at 90 barrels per hour, filtering is at 100 barrels per hour, and bottling is at 120 barrels per hour.
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No inventory is allowed between the tasks (i.e., no buffers).
After 6 hours of production Filtering must shut down for 60 mins before production can resume (for another 6 hours followed, etc.)
Q: what is the process capacity for the whole system?

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