Keeping the Bottleneck Operation Busy and Subordinating All Nonbottleneck Operations

question 119

Multiple Choice

Keeping the bottleneck operation busy and subordinating all nonbottleneck operations to the bottleneck operation involves:

• A)maximizing the contribution margin of the nonbottleneck operation
• B)keeping the bottleneck resource busy at least 90% of the time
• C)having the workers at the nonbottleneck operation or machine improving their productivity
• D)None of these answers is correct.

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