Optimised Production Technology (OPT) is best described as?

• A. A manual scheduling method for workers
• B. Computer-based method for scheduling production based on known bottlenecks (Capacity constraints)
• C. A quality assurance framework for product design
• D. A marketing optimization tool

Answer: (B)

OPT is a computer-based production scheduling approach that centers on bottlenecks and capacity constraints to optimize throughput. By focusing on the slowest parts of the system, it plans and controls the production flow so the bottleneck is kept busy and other processes feed it just in time. This alignment minimizes bottleneck idle time, reduces work in progress, and improves overall throughput and delivery performance. It differs from manual scheduling, a quality assurance framework, or marketing optimization tools, which do not base production planning on bottleneck-driven capacity constraints.