Which of the Following Is an Approach to Dealing with a Bottleneck

question 56

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an approach to dealing with a bottleneck?

• A)Keep a buffer inventory in front of it to insure that it always has something to work on
• B)Use Johnson's sequencing rules on bottleneck operations
• C)Don't worry about the bottleneck; it will take care of itself
• D)Move things to a faster bottleneck
• E)Pay an incentive bonus to workers on the bottleneck operation

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Average-Total-Cost Curve

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