The diagram below shows the process of manufacturing of item D and the capacity of...

To determine the total production throughput, identify the bottleneck operation, which is the operation with the lowest capacity:

Operation A: 32 units/hr

Operation B: 25 units/hr

Operation C: 40 units/hr

Operation D: 27 units/hr

Operation B has the lowest capacity at 25 units/hr, making it the bottleneck. The total production throughput is limited by this bottleneck operation, which is 25 units/hr.

References

Goldratt, E. M., & Cox, J. (1984). The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement. North River Press.

Hopp, W. J., & Spearman, M. L. (2011). Factory Physics. Waveland Press.