Why Might Labor Costs Be Reduced in a Value Stream

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Multiple Choice

Why might labor costs be reduced in a value stream system?

• A)The elimination of the need for any specialized skilled employees such as industrial engineers or production schedulers.
• B)The labor costs of industrial engineers and production schedulers can be pooled and allocated to the value streams.
• C)Some of the workers can be cross-trained to perform value-added activities within the value stream.
• D)none of the above.

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