As long as the bottleneck operations are used effectively, idle time in non-bottleneck operations will not affect the overall productivity of the system.

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Idle time in non-bottleneck operations does not affect overall productivity because the system's output is determined by the bottleneck operations. Non-bottleneck operations have excess capacity, so their idle time doesn't reduce the system's total output.

As Long as the Bottleneck Operations Are Used Effectively, Idle