In This Approach to Managing Capacity,a Firm Has Flexible Production

question 67

Multiple Choice

In this approach to managing capacity,a firm has flexible production lines whose production rate can easily be varied.

• A)Time flexibility from workforce
• B)Use of subcontracting
• C)Designing product flexibility into the production processes
• D)Use of seasonal workforce

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Definitions:

Positive Reinforcement

A process in behavioral psychology whereby a behavior is strengthened by the consequence of experiencing a positive condition.

Stimuli

External or internal cues that evoke a response from an organism or system.

Probability

A measure of the likelihood that a specific event will occur, expressed as a number between 0 and 1, where 0 indicates impossibility and 1 indicates certainty.

Avoidance Conditioning

A learning process in which an individual learns to prevent or avoid an unpleasant stimulus by performing a particular behavior.