Lean Manufacturing Is a Business Philosophy That Focuses on Reducing

question 105

Multiple Choice

Lean manufacturing is a business philosophy that focuses on reducing time and cost and eliminating poor quality. This is accomplished in manufacturing and nonmanufacturing processes by

• A) moving a product from process to process as each function is completed
• B) combining processing functions into work centers and cross-training workers to perform more than one function
• C) having production supervisors attempt to enter enough materials into manufacturing to keep all manufacturing departments operating
• D) having workers typically perform one function on a continuous basis

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