Which of the Following Statements Is NOT True About the Theory

question 4

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is NOT true about the theory of constraints (TOC) ?

• A) It was developed by Goldratt in his book "The Goal."
• B) Operations should help to increase sales, as long as capacity is available.
• C) Identifying the bottleneck in a process is critical for improving the overall flow through the process.
• D) Increased utilization of a non-bottleneck would improve the operating performance in a factory.

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Definitions:

Process Benchmarking

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Industry Benchmarking

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Balanced Scorecard

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Strategic Objectives

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