a manufacturing company has a small production line dedicated to the production

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a manufacturing company has a small production line dedicated to the production of a particular product.  The line has four stations in serial.  Inputs arrive at statioin 1 and the output from station 1 becomes the input to station 2.  The output from station 2 is the input to station 3 and so on.  The output from station 4 is the finished product.  Station 1 can process 2,700 units per month, station 2 can process 2,500/month, station 3 can process 2,300/month, and station 4 can process 2,100/month.  What station sets the maxium possible output from this system?  What is that maximum output number?

Explanation / Answer

Station 4 sets the maximum possible output because it has the lowest capacity. It doesn't matter that Station 3 can produce 2,300/month because when these inputs arrive at station 4, only 2100 of them will be processed.

ANSWER: Station 4 sets the maximum possible output

ANSWER: Maximum output = 2100 units

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