Under a Lean Environment, Employees Have the Responsibility and Authority

question 36

Multiple Choice

Under a lean environment, employees have the responsibility and authority to

• A)purchase inventory
• B)determine output amounts
• C)make decisions about operations, rather than waiting for management
• D)make engineering changes

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Definitions:

Lead Time

The period between the initiation and completion of a production process, or the time it takes for an order to be delivered after it has been placed.

Transit Times

The duration it takes for goods or people to move from one location to another, often a critical factor in logistics and transportation planning.

Supply Chain Management

The handling and oversight of a product's flow from raw material sourcing to production, storage, and delivery to customers.

Customer Orders

Requests by customers to purchase goods or services from a seller.