A company would subordinate all bottleneck production to non-bottleneck machines when
A)the bottleneck resource was temporarily unused.
B)setup time on the non-bottleneck machine is higher than on the bottleneck machine.
C)setup time on the non-bottleneck machine is less than on the bottleneck machine.
D)it intends to increase throughput contribution.
E)it wants to produce at least a minimum buffer inventory.

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Subordinating all production to the bottleneck is a strategy to increase throughput, as the bottleneck determines the maximum output of the entire system.

A Company Would Subordinate All Bottleneck Production to Non-Bottleneck Machines