Question

Which of the following strategies is NOT able to off-load the bottleneck!

A) Outsource some of the activities consuming time at the bottleneck.

B) Automate some of the activities consuming time at the bottleneck.

C) Reassign activities consuming time at the bottleneck to other resources with more capacity.

D) Slow down work at resources with more capacity to match that of the bottleneck.

Answer 1

Answer: D. slow down work at resources with more capacity to match that of the bottleneck

As described by Boaz Ronen, Shimeon Pass in their book "Focused Operations Management: Achieving More with Existing Resources", offloading the bottleneck can happen by shifting or transfer of work from bottleneck to non-critical resources. As seen from given options, option A, B & C are examples of transfer of work to other resources whereas D is not an example of transfer of load to non-critical resources.