___ Is Generally Credited with the Development of Lean Production

question 87

Multiple Choice

___ is generally credited with the development of lean production.

• A) Frederick Taylor
• B) W. Edwards Deming
• C) Taiichi Ohno
• D) none of the above

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Definitions:

Positively Correlated

Describes a relationship between two variables where they move in the same direction, meaning as one variable increases, the other also increases, or as one decreases, so does the other.

Correlation Coefficient

A statistical measure that indicates the extent to which two or more variables fluctuate together.

Correlational Approach

A nonexperimental method in which the researcher merely observes whether variables are associated or related.

Field Experiment

A study conducted in a real-world setting where the researcher manipulates one or more variables to observe their effect on a specific outcome.