When a Firm Adopts a Lean Manufacturing Operating Environment

question 68

Multiple Choice

When a firm adopts a lean manufacturing operating environment,

• A) new,more efficient machinery and equipment must be purchased and installed in the original layout
• B) machinery and equipment are moved into small autonomous production lines called manufacturing cells
• C) new machinery and equipment must be purchased from franchised JIT dealers
• D) employees are retrained on different equipment but the plant layout generally stays unchanged

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