The following sequence shows four operations for a computer chip assembly process and the effective capacity of each.Which step is the bottleneck? Step 1: 500 chips/hour
Step 2: 250 chips/hour
Step 3: 200 chips/hour
Step 4: 550 chips/hour
A)Step 1
B)Step 2
C)Step 3
D)Step 4

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The bottleneck in a process is the step with the lowest capacity, which limits the overall throughput. Here, Step 3 has the lowest capacity at 200 chips/hour, making it the bottleneck.

The Following Sequence Shows Four Operations for a Computer Chip