Recently, some operations management experts have begun insisting that simply maximizing process velocity, which actually means minimizing the time it takes to process something through the system, is the single most important measure for improving a process. Can you think of a situation in which this might not be true?

Recently, some operations management experts have begun insisting that simply maximizing process velocity, which actually means minimizing the time it takes to process something through the system, is the single most important measure for improving a process. Can you think of a situation in which this might not be true?

Practical Management Science

6th Edition

ISBN:9781337406659

Author:WINSTON, Wayne L.

Publisher:WINSTON, Wayne L.

Chapter4: Linear Programming Models

Section4.8: Data Envelopment Analysis (dea)

Problem 41P

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