A plant manager notices that a bottleneck workstation has 95% utilization while all others run below 60%. According to the Theory of Constraints, what is the FIRST action to take?
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A
Subordinate all non-bottleneck activities to support the constraint
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B
Elevate the constraint by purchasing additional equipment immediately
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C
Exploit the constraint by maximizing its productive output
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D
Identify the constraint and confirm it limits system throughput