Which of the following statements identify the characteristics associated with constrained productive systems?
A) Individual resources in a constrained system control their own utilization rates
B) Time lost by the constraint is lost for the entire system
C) Increasing the productivity or output of a nonconstraint helps the system.
D) Once a constraint, always a constraint.

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Time lost at the constraint is indeed lost for the entire system because the constraint dictates the maximum throughput of the system. Improving the efficiency of the constraint directly impacts the overall system's performance, unlike non-constraints where improvements do not necessarily increase system throughput.

Which of the Following Statements Identify the Characteristics Associated with Constrained