Where (which step) is the bottleneck (actual/potential) located in the commencement problem? (Recall that the Bottleneck has the highest implied capacity utilization - ICU)

Name calling

Hooding

Exit

Walking & Receiving

What is the approx. capacity (students/hr) of the commencement process?

Less than 409

409

450

439

What's the Average Flow Time of the process?

About 44-47 seconds/student

About 65 seconds/student

About 50-57 seconds/student

About 409 seconds/student

Can 409 students be processed in an hour at this commencement, based strictly on the provided data?

Yes

Cannot state based on available data

No

BAR college holds a commencement every year. The commencement process begins with students being given their hoods, on the steps of the commencement stage. The students then wait on the steps until their names are called, when they walk across the stage to receive their diplomas. After receiving their diplomas, they walk a little way and exit the stage. The school is planning for the next commencement and has the following estimates to work with. There are 409 students on average going through the commencement_process/hour. The school wishes to complete the commencement exercise within an hour. An average of 12 students are hooded per minute. Names are called @ one student every 7 seconds. The walk to go to the center of the stage, and physically receive the diploma, takes a student 8.2 seconds, on average. It takes an additional 2 seconds for a student to walk on and exit. There are 5 students on stage, on average - some being hooded, some waiting for their names to be called, some walking to receive their diplomas, and some exiting the stage. With this background information, please answer the questions posed in the quiz: Hint: To help you find out the bottleneck