Consider the Adjacent Work Stations in This Two Card Kanban

question 11

Multiple Choice

Consider the adjacent work stations in this two card kanban system. Work Center 3 has just pulled the Incoming Parts C box to their work station. Plant manager Taichi Ohno grabs the microphone for the company PA system and announces that effective immediately, the company will switch to a one card system. Which of these actions is appropriate?

• A)The production card will be discarded and the empty container will function as a production signal.
• B)The production card will be discarded and the empty container will function as a move signal.
• C)Both the move and production cards will be discarded in favor of a combined move/production card.
• D)The production card will be discarded as production will be implied and the move cards will signal when items are needed downstream.

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Definitions:

Capitalism

An economic system characterized by private ownership of the means of production and the pursuit of profit, where goods and services are produced for exchange in competitive markets.

Socialism

A political and economic theory advocating for collective or governmental ownership and administration of the means of production and distribution of goods.

Double-Consciousness

A term coined by W.E.B. Du Bois to describe the internal conflict experienced by subordinated groups in an oppressive society, particularly African Americans in the United States.

Dehumanization

The process of depriving a person or group of positive human qualities, making them seem less than human.