The Widget Wonders Company operates a three-stage manufacturing line for widgets, consisting of Cutting, Assembling, and Painting. Initially, the Cutting stage can process 50 widgets per hour, but it has a defect rate of 20%, meaning only 80% of its widgets are good enough to proceed. The Assembling stage can handle 33 widgets per hour, while the Painting stage has a capacity of 56 widgets per hour. What is the initial bottleneck of the system considering the defect rate at the Cutting stage?

Question 1 Marked out of 8.00 The Widget Wonders Company operates a three-stage manufacturing line for widgets, consisting of Cutting, Assembling, and Painting. Initially, the Cutting stage can process 50 widgets per hour, but it has a defect rate of 20%, meaning only 80% of its widgets are good enough to proceed. The Assembling stage can handle 33 widgets per hour, while the Painting stage has a capacity of 56 widgets per hour. What is the initial bottleneck of the system considering the defect rate at the Cutting stage? Cutting Assembling Painting What is the maximum capacity (in widgets per hour) of the entire manufacturing line? In response to increased demand, Widget Wonders adds another machine to the bottleneck, increasing its capacity by 30 widgets per hour. Determine the new bottleneck of the system. Cutting Assembling Painting Determine the total system capacity in widgets per hour after this addition. The company implements a quality improvement In response to increased demand, Widget Wonders adds another machine to the bottleneck, increasing its capacity by 20 widgets per hour. Determine the new bottleneck of the system. Cutting Assembling Painting Determine the total system capacity in widgets per hour after this addition. The company implements a quality improvement program in the Cutting stage, which reduces the defect rate. This allows an additional 9 widgets that were previously discarded per hour to pass through to the Assembling stage. With the improved quality in the Cutting stage, what becomes the new bottleneck? Cutting Assembling Painting What is the system's capacity in widgets per hour now? Market shifts cause the company to decide that only 80% of the assembled widgets will be sent to the Painting stage, with the remainder sold unfinished. Considering the market shift, how does this affect the bottleneck, specifically regarding fully painted widgets per hour? Cutting Assemblina