Goods will flow through a production process at the rate of the
A)slowest part of the process.
B)fastest part of the process.
C)average of all the parts of the process.
D)time standards set using externally calibrated benchmarks.

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The rate of goods flowing through a production process is determined by the slowest part of the process as it sets the pace for the entire process. This is known as the bottleneck, and the production process cannot move more quickly than the slowest production stage.

Goods Will Flow Through a Production Process at the Rate