Question

How are the concepts of utilization and a bottleneck linked? Each processing step has a utilization and a bottleneck threshold The utilization is mathematically the same as one divided by the bottleneck The process step with the highest utilization is the bottleneck in the system Higher capacity means higher utilization means a higher chance at a bottleneck

Answer 1

Answer: The process step with the highest utilization is the bottleneck in the system.

Explanation:

Bottleneck is referred to as the process stages where in flow diagram has lowest capacity also known as the weakest link. The bottleneck is also referred to as the process stage that requires the longest time period to process, it is mandatory and crucial to look at capacities required to make a judgement.

On the other hand, utilization describes how well are the resources being utilized. Utilization tends to lie in between 0 and 100.