L2 · Required

Capacity and bottlenecks

Use capacity and bottlenecks to make decisions inspectable.

What you should be able to do

Independently: Compare hourly capacity across three stages.

Suggested prerequisites

A short guide

Use capacity and bottlenecks to make decisions inspectable. Compare hourly capacity across three stages. Read the indicated source section, identify its key concepts and conditions, and work through the example. Record inputs, sources, units and assumptions. Keep your method separate from the result, mark unanswered questions, and review the output against the checklist.

An example

The lowest-capacity stage constrains a serial process.

Your task

Compare hourly capacity across three stages.

Start with this source

Read the indicated section relevant to capacity and bottlenecks and complete the applied task.

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Your learning checklist

Required items: 0 / 10 completed or already known

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Self-check

Try a practice set

Calculations and choices receive immediate checks. Review open responses yourself against the rubric. All examples are educational.

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