A card printing solution is comprised of 4 stages: Loading, Printing, Packaging and Sorting. Loading and sorting of cards is done manually through operators, while printing and packaging are automated. The loading stage requires the operator to load 100 cards after an alarm is raised. Sorting requires an operator to distribute each package based on the printed address into the appropriate delivery box.
Which stage should be assessed as the most likely to increase process inefficiencies?
Sorting should be assessed as the most likely to increase process inefficiencies. This stage requires the operator to manually match each printed address with the appropriate delivery box. Manual steps are typically more prone to errors and take more time, especially when compared to automated stages, increasing the likelihood of bottlenecks and inefficiencies in the process.
Ans- sorting -from the question it's clear that sorting requires maximum time and hence the bottleneck.
C, sorting requires manual steps with more details due to the address matching.
Sorting is manual and requires operator to manually match the printed address with the delivery box which makes it prone to high risk of errors/mistakes. Hence, this sorting is likely to increase the process inefficiencies.