Managers can identify the bottleneck operations:
A)when they identify operations with large quantities of inventory pending work.
B)only through the identification of the operations with no inventory pending work.
C)when they identify the inventories without build up at the assembly operation.
D)through the avoidance of production schedules of the nonbottleneck operation.
E)when they eliminate the contribution margin of the constrained or bottleneck resource.

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Bottleneck operations are those that limit the capacity and flow of the entire process. One of the signs of a bottleneck operation is a large quantity of inventory pending work, as this indicates that the operation is struggling to keep up with demand. Therefore, managers can identify bottleneck operations by identifying operations with large quantities of inventory pending work. The other options listed are not effective ways to identify bottleneck operations.

Managers Can Identify the Bottleneck Operations