For the following process, the flow rate at station 1 is 20 units/hour and the flow rate at station 2 is 30 units/hour. There is no buffer between the two stations
a. Is there any starving or blocking in this system? If yes, where and how much?
b. Which station is the bottleneck?
c. What is the capacity of the system?
d. Assuming a make-to-stock system, what is the average work-in-process in the system?