Question: Which operation is the bottleneck? What is the bottleneck time? What is the throughput time of the overall system? A production process at Kenneth Day
Which operation is the bottleneck?
What is the bottleneck time?
What is the throughput time of the overall system?

A production process at Kenneth Day Manufacturing is shown in the figure below. The drilling operation occurs separately from, and simultaneously with, the sawing and sanding, which are independent sequential operations. A product needs to go through only one of the three assembly operations (the operations are in parallel). 5 units/hr 2.5 units/hr Assembly 0.7 units/hr Sawing Sanding Welding 7 units/hr Assembly 0.7 units/hr Drilling 1.8 units/hr Assembly 0.7 units/hr
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