For a nonbottleneck activity:
A) utilization must be near 100%.
B) an hour lost has no effect on total process or factory output.
C) use large order sizes to minimize setups.
D) work-in-process buffer inventory should be placed in front of nonbottleneck workstations.

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Nonbottleneck activities are not the limiting factor in the process and do not have the same impact on overall output as bottleneck activities. Therefore, an hour lost on a nonbottleneck activity will not have a significant effect on total process or factory output. The other options are not necessarily true for nonbottleneck activities. Utilization may not need to be near 100%, order sizes may not need to be large, and work-in-process buffer inventory may not need to be placed in front of nonbottleneck workstations.

For a Nonbottleneck Activity