Consider a Production Line with Five Stations

question 40

Multiple Choice

Consider a production line with five stations. The first station can process a unit in 8 minutes. The second station has two identical machines, each of which can process a unit in 18 minutes (each unit only needs to be processed on one of the two machines) . The third station can process a unit in 4 minutes. The fourth station has two different machines, one can process a unit in 5 minutes, and the other one can process a unit in 9 minutes (each unit needs to be processed on both machines) . The fifth station can process a unit in 10 minutes. Which station is the bottleneck station?

• A) Station 1
• B) Station 2
• C) Station 3
• D) Station 4
• E) Station 5

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