Which of the following statements about bottlenecks is best?
A) Increasing bottleneck capacity does not increase plant capacity.
B) When capacities are perfectly balanced, it can be said that every operation is a bottleneck.
C) Floating bottlenecks are most likely to occur with line flow processes.
D) Floating bottlenecks are created by stability in the workload.

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When capacities are perfectly balanced, every operation can become a bottleneck, as each step in the process is dependent on the others without any excess capacity to absorb variability.

Which of the Following Statements About Bottlenecks Is Best