Consider the system composed of four processes linked by a conveyor belt. There is no storage between these processes pictured below and market demand of 50 units per hour drives the conveyor belt
Assume that no defective units are made. Which statement is best?
A) There are about 18 units in the process at any given time.
B) There is more actual time spent in Process 2 and Process 3 combined than in Process 1 and Process 4 combined.
C) The flow rate through Process 1 is the highest.
D) The flow rate through Process 4 is the highest.
Answer: A
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