Question

Which of the following is NOT a valid principle of bottleneck​ management?

A. Lost time at the bottleneck represents lost capacity for the whole system.
B. Increasing the capacity of a​ non-bottleneck station increases the capacity for the whole system.
C. Release work orders to the system at the pace set by the​ bottleneck's capacity.
D. Increasing the capacity of a​ non-bottleneck station is a mirage.

Answer 1

Answer: Option (B)

Step-by-step explanation:

In project and production management, bottleneck is referred to as one of the process under chain of processes, so that reduced limited capacity tends to reduce capacity of whole chain. The result or outcome of having the bottleneck is the stalls in supply overstock, production, pressure from consumers and also the low employee morale.