To Increase Work Efficiency and Make It Easier to Match

question 34

Multiple Choice

To increase work efficiency and make it easier to match employee competencies with job requirements,companies tend to:

• A) Divide work into more specialised jobs
• B) Rely on formal hierarchy as a coordinating mechanism
• C) Rely on a narrow span of control
• D) Centralise decision making

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Definitions:

Flexible Manufacturing Systems

Advanced production systems characterized by versatility in equipment and operations to efficiently produce varied products in small quantities.

Automated Guided Vehicles

Driverless vehicles equipped with sensors and processors, used in manufacturing and warehouses for material handling and transport tasks.

Material Handling

The act of transporting, securing, keeping, and supervising materials and goods from the point of manufacturing, through storage and distribution, to their consumption and eventual discard.

AGVs

Automated Guided Vehicles; robotic vehicles used for transporting materials around a manufacturing facility, warehouse, or other environments without direct human intervention.