a. what is the bottleneck of this process? b. what is the hourly capacity of the process?

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a. what is the bottleneck of this process?

b. what is the hourly capacity of the process?

Klassen Toy Company, Inc., assembles two parts (parts 1 and 2): Part 1 is first processed at workstation A for 12 minutes
per unit and then processed at workstation B for 30 minutes per unit. Part 2 is simultaneously processed at workstation C
for 20 minutes per unit. Work stations B and C feed the parts to an assembler at workstation D, where the two parts are
assembled. The time at workstation D is 10 minutes.
Transcribed Image Text:Klassen Toy Company, Inc., assembles two parts (parts 1 and 2): Part 1 is first processed at workstation A for 12 minutes per unit and then processed at workstation B for 30 minutes per unit. Part 2 is simultaneously processed at workstation C for 20 minutes per unit. Work stations B and C feed the parts to an assembler at workstation D, where the two parts are assembled. The time at workstation D is 10 minutes.
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