Which of the following is not an effective way of dealing with a production constraint (i.e., bottleneck)?
A)Reduce the number of defective units produced at the bottleneck.
B)Pay overtime to workers assigned to work stations located after the bottleneck in the production process.
C)Pay overtime to workers assigned to the bottleneck in the production process.
D)Subcontract work that would otherwise require use of the bottleneck.

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Paying overtime to workers assigned to work stations located after the bottleneck will not address the production constraint because the bottleneck will still limit overall production. The best choice would be to focus on the bottleneck itself, such as paying overtime to workers assigned to the bottleneck, finding ways to reduce defects at the bottleneck, or subcontracting work that would otherwise require use of the bottleneck.

Which of the Following Is Not an Effective Way of Dealing