As Lean Production Methods Reduce Changeover and Setup Times and Thus

question 64

Essay

As lean production methods reduce changeover and setup times and thus enable smaller economic lot sizes and less work-in-process inventory, is the importance of quality increased or decreased? Why?

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Definitions:

Inverse Relationship

A correlation between two variables in which one variable increases as the other decreases, and vice versa.

Correlation Coefficient

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

Statistical Measure

A quantifiable value representing a summary or characteristic of a set of data, used in analyzing or interpreting data.

Normal Curve

A symmetrical, bell-shaped curve that represents the distribution of many types of data where most scores fall near the mean, with fewer and fewer near the extremes.