Although Lean Manufacturing Attempts to Reduce the Amount of Labor

question 256

True/False

Although lean manufacturing attempts to reduce the amount of labor used in the manufacturing process, it typically does so by increasing the amount of most of the other resources used in the production process.

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Definitions:

Social Control

Mechanisms, strategies, and institutions used by a society to regulate individual behavior and maintain social order.

Power

A person or group’s ability to exercise influence and control over others.

Deviance

Actions or behaviors that violate societal norms or rules, which can result in social disapproval or sanctions.

Functionalist Theory

A sociological perspective that interprets each part of society in terms of how it contributes to the stability and functionality of the whole.