The Control of the Flow of Work in JIT Systems

question 54

Multiple Choice

The control of the flow of work in JIT systems is best characterized as a:

• A) push system.
• B) pull system.
• C) backward communications approach
• D) inventory accumulation approach
• E) none of the choices.

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