What many minutes does the bottleneck step take? O a. 42.90 Ob. 12.10 O c. 4.90
What many minutes does the bottleneck step take? O a. 42.90 Ob. 12.10 O c. 4.90
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The Sellinger Business School's Information Technology Service
(ITS) is considering a new process to refurbish older computers
in order to save on costs of buying new computers. The five
steps to the process are:
Step
1
2
3
4
5
Description
Move the machine to their work area
Scrub and clean hardware
Strip off old operating system
Install new operating system &
software
Move machine back to its previous
location
Time per computer
O a. 42.90
O b. 12.10
O c. 4.90
4.9 minutes
12.1 minutes
6.9 minutes
10.0 minutes
9.0 minutes
One member of ITS will be assigned to each step. Each member
will work a 40 hours per week and rotate jobs each week.
Demand is forecasted at having to refurbish 246 computers per
week. ITS is unsure that they can deliver on the promise.
What many minutes does the bottleneck step take?
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Step 1
The bottleneck step in a process is the step that slows down the whole process.
The bottleneck step in a process is often the most difficult to identify. This is because it can be hidden or not obvious to find.
There are many ways of identifying a bottleneck, such as:
-Identifying the slowest part of your process
-Identifying what would happen if one of these steps was eliminated
-Identifying which task takes up most of your time
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