Why Might Labor Costs Be Reduced in a Value Stream

question 28

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 these.

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