Figure 15-1 The following information relates to Lancashire Manufacturing:
To produce a unit of product:
There is a wait time of 8 minutes before the mixing department begins a batch, 5 minutes between the mixing and molding departments, a move and pre-wait between molding and casting of 10 minutes, and a move and pre-wait between the casting and finishing departments of 12 minutes.
Refer to Figure 15-1. Which area represents the bottleneck operation?
A) finishing
B) casting
C) molding
D) mixing

Question

Figure 15-1 The following information relates to Lancashire Manufacturing:
To produce a unit of product:
 There is a wait time of 8 minutes before the mixing department begins a batch, 5 minutes between the mixing and molding departments, a move and pre-wait between molding and casting of 10 minutes, and a move and pre-wait between the casting and finishing departments of 12 minutes.
Refer to Figure 15-1. Which area represents the bottleneck operation?
A) finishing 
B) casting 
C) molding 
D) mixing

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The bottleneck operation is the one with the highest cycle time, which is the casting department in this case with a cycle time of 28 minutes (10 minutes for move and pre-wait + 18 minutes for processing).

Figure 15-1 the Following Information Relates to Lancashire Manufacturing