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

question 18

Multiple Choice

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

• A) Keep a buffer inventory in front of it to ensure 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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