Gilmore Corporation Is Investigating the Possibility of Adopting a Lean

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Gilmore Corporation is investigating the possibility of adopting a lean thinking philosophy in its manufacturing facilities. The plant manager has done a cost-benefit analysis and has found that the costs of the lean production program exceed the benefits by $115,000. You analyze the situation and make some adjustments to the cost estimates. After doing your analysis, you find that costs still outweigh benefits by less than 5%. Which might be a sound course of action?

• A)Consider dropping the plan.
• B)Look for ways to lessen costs.
• C)Re-evaluate the value of benefits.
• D)All of the above should be considered.

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