Question

A nonbottleneck worker currently has an idle time of 20 seconds per unit. Because of the large demand, the company improves the process by adding more capacity to the bottleneck. How does this impact the idle time of the worker?

Answer 1

Answer:

Idle time will decrease

Explanation:

If the company improve there process by adding more capacity, it will decrease the idle time hour.

In the case of a non-bottleneck worker, if bottleneck worker increases their efficiency and produces more units, it will directly impact on non-bottleneck worker's idle time.

One efficient worker will reduce other worker's idle time.