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Bottleneck
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Bottleneck

The process step with the lowest capacity, which limits the output of the whole system.

Examples

  1. 01A paint shop at 400 units per shift limits a plant that could assemble 500.
  2. 02WIP piles up in front of the bottleneck.
  3. 03Breaks are staggered so the bottleneck never stops.

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