Which of the Following Statements Is True of Just-In-Time Production

question 101

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true of just-in-time production systems?

• A) In a just-in-time production system, a master production schedule specifies the quantity and timing of each item to be produced.
• B) Sales budget triggers each step of the production process in a just in time production system.
• C) Defects arising at one workstation affect other workstations in the line quickly because of the tight links between workstations.
• D) Production is organized in manufacturing cells in a just in time production system, which are production centers that use a "push-through" approach whereby finished goods are manufactured on the basis of demand forecasts.

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Definitions:

Validity

The quality of being logically or factually sound; the degree to which a concept, conclusion, or measurement is well-founded and corresponds accurately to the real world.

Experimental Group

In scientific research, the group of subjects who are exposed to the variable or treatment being tested, as opposed to the control group.

Independent Variable

This refers to a variable in an experiment that is manipulated or changed by the researcher to observe its effects on the dependent variable.

Control Group

In experimental research, a group of subjects that does not receive the experimental treatment, used as a baseline to compare the effects of that treatment.