Figure 15-1 the Following Information Relates to Lancashire Manufacturing

question 133

Multiple Choice

Figure 15-1 The following information relates to Lancashire Manufacturing:
To produce a unit of product:
There is a wait time of 8 minutes before the mixing department begins a batch, 5 minutes between the mixing and molding departments, a move and pre-wait between molding and casting of 10 minutes, and a move and pre-wait between the casting and finishing departments of 12 minutes.
Refer to Figure 15-1. Which area represents the bottleneck operation?

• A) finishing
• B) casting
• C) molding
• D) mixing

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