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For multi-stage processes, process capacity may differ between tasks or workstations on the assembly line. For this reason, balancing product flow from station to station can be difficult. Assemblies may pool at one location, where assembly time takes longer than at workstations further down the line; likewise, workstations become starved for work when waiting for assemblies to be forwarded from the slower workstations. The result is called a bottleneck, as it constrains process capacity. An important part of capacity management is recognizing bottlenecks and applying techniques to reduce or relieve them.

For this discussion activity, respond to the following:

• Identify and discuss two techniques for reducing bottlenecks.
• Describe why buffering would be an effective technique for use in a cellular phone repair facility.

A minimum of one reference is required.