In a manufacturing operation, the bottleneck machine sets the pace for all non-bottleneck machines.

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The bottleneck machine is the machine in the manufacturing process that has the slowest rate of production, therefore setting the pace for all other machines. The non-bottleneck machines cannot operate at a faster rate than the bottleneck machine, as this would cause an accumulation of work in progress and ultimately slow down the entire process.

In a Manufacturing Operation, the Bottleneck Machine Sets the Pace