Advances in Computerized Systems, Technological Innovation, Global Competition, and Automation

question 45

Multiple Choice

Advances in computerized systems, technological innovation, global competition, and automation have changed the manufacturing environment drastically by

• A) increasing direct labor costs and increasing overhead costs.
• B) increasing direct labor costs and decreasing overhead costs.
• C) decreasing direct labor costs and decreasing overhead costs.
• D) decreasing direct labor costs and increasing overhead costs.

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Definitions:

Idealized Description

An overly positive and possibly unrealistic portrayal of an object, person, or situation.

Personality Development

The process of developing the organized pattern of behaviors and attitudes that makes a person distinctive.

Developmental Changes

Transformations or transitions in physical, cognitive, social, and emotional capacities that occur as an individual ages or matures.

Cross-sectional

A type of study or analysis that examines a population or a specific subset at a single point in time, allowing researchers to analyze data from a population at a specific time.