If an Assembly Process Consists of 5 Steps in Series

question 18

Multiple Choice

If an assembly process consists of 5 steps in series (activity A,activity B,activity C,activity D,and activity E) ,what activity is the bottleneck if activity A takes 20 seconds,B takes 10 seconds,C takes 30 seconds,D takes 15 seconds,and E takes 5 seconds per unit?

• A)Activity A
• B)Activity B
• C)Activity C
• D)Activity D
• E)Activity E

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